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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Sunday, July 25, 2004

Downbursts

1) Downbursts: Severe Localized Downdrafts
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/dngr/dburst.rxml
2) Severe Weather Awareness: Downbursts
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/cae/svrwx/downburst.htm
3) Doppler Radar Verification of Downbursts
http://snipurl.com/7yqx
4) Team Investigates Freak Winds
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/3396173.stm
5) Science Question of the Week: Downbursts
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/scienceques2003/20040528.htm
6) Severe Weather Watcher Handbook: Downbursts
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/severe_weather/page22_e.cfm#TOP
7) MetLive Boat Safety Tips: Downbursts - The Sudden Winds
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/metlife/downbursts.htm
8) Tetsuya Theodore Fujita (1920-1998)
http://www.msu.edu/~fujita/tornado/ttfujita/biography.html

First, the University of Illinois discusses the occurrence of damaging thunderstorm winds, called downbursts, and the event's two classifications: macrobursts and microbursts (1). Users can find helpful links to other University of Illinois fact sheets for the meteorological terms addressed in the text. The second website, created by NOAA, also offers a summary of downbursts and compares them with tornados (2). With its great figures and images, visitors can visualize how downbursts happen and why they are dangerous for airplanes. The third web site, created by NOAA, discusses the successfulness of using Doppler radar-derived velocity data to verify downburst occurrences and to validate the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Wet Microburst Severity Index (WMSI) product (3). Visitors can learn about the cold season convection events that took place in Southeastern Florida, central Mississippi, and the Texas gulf coast. Next, the BBC furnishes a short article about a wind tunnel experiment undertaken to study downbursts (4). Users can discover the many questions still unanswered about this severe weather phenomenon. At the fifth site, NASA scientist, Dr. Halverson, address how scientists determine if storm damage is due to tornados or downbursts (5). Students can learn about the basic differences of tornados and downbursts. Next, Environment Canada supplies fantastic images to help users understand downbursts (6). Visitors can find out about microbursts that take place in dry regions and are not associated with storm situations. At the seventh website, the United States Coast Guard addresses how downbursts can not only be dangerous to aircrafts but also boats (7). After discussing the characteristics of downbursts, the website addresses downburst hazards and how boaters can get protection and help. Lastly, Michigan State University provides a biography honoring Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, the famous severe storm researcher who first named the destructive thunderstorm winds - downbursts (8). Users can discover his great work, not just in downbursts, but also in tornadoes, typhoons, and other severe storm events. [From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

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