Radar identification of urban-enhanced thunderstorm activity for Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Author

Bentley, Mace L. ; Ashley, Walker S. ; Stallins, J. Anthony

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geogr., Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

11-13 April 2011

Firstpage

413

Lastpage

416

Abstract

The distribution of warm season (June through August) thunderstorm activity surrounding Atlanta, Georgia from 1997-2006 was identified from composite reflectivity data obtained from the network of National Weather Service radars (WSR-88D). Maxima of medium- to high-reflectivity episodes were identified to the north of and within downtown Atlanta and immediately east of the primary urban expansion of the central business district. Additional enhanced, high-reflectivity areas are found south of downtown Atlanta. These regions are also correlated with high-density urban expansion south of the Atlanta CBD.

Keywords

meteorological radar; thunderstorms; AD 1997 to 2006; Georgia; National Weather Service radars; USA; WSR-88D; central business district; composite reflectivity data; downtown Atlanta; high-density urban expansion; high-reflectivity areas; primary urban expansion; radar identification; urban-enhanced thunderstorm activity; warm season thunderstorm activity; Aerosols; Atmospheric modeling; Lightning; Radar; Reflectivity; System-on-a-chip;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), 2011 Joint

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8658-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/JURSE.2011.5764807

Filename

5764807