NASA NTRS · 19850045121
Case study of Pampa, Texas, multicell storms
Abstract
Analysis of the Pampa, TX, multicell storms showed prestorm environmental conditions of a strong horizontal convergence of moisture, mixing ratio 12 g/kg at the 850 mb level in the Texas Panhandle areas and strong winds with shear veering with height. Rapid-scan satellite imagery showed that the clouds penetrated above the tropopause and cloud-top temperatures were at least 4 to 9 C colder than the temperature of the tropopause. This formation and collapsing of high-mass-density overshooting cloud tops above the tropopause is characteristic of tornadoes in the middle portion of the United States.
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Hung, R. J., Tsao, D. Y., Smith, R. E.. 1983-01-01. Case study of Pampa, Texas, multicell storms. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19850045121
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