Historical Squall line Cases From the Observational Literature
Compiled by John Rozbicki and George Young
Welcome to the PSU Squall Line Database. This page contains links to
observational data from a dozen squall line events that have occurred during
a number of well-known meterological field experiments within the past
quarter-century. These experiments include VIMHEX (1972), GATE (1974),
COPT (1981), PRE-STORM (1985), ABLE (1987), TAMEX (1987), EMEX (1987),
and TOGA-COARE (1993). The data has been gleaned primarily from the observational
meteorological literature. Included are a presquall sounding for each of
the events, tables summarizing the characteristics of the various presquall
environments, squall lines, and their attendant wakes, and an additional
table summarizing the characteristics of various types of updraft parcels
for each of the events. References to the materials used in the compilation
of the data are included; also, a description of the methodology used to
derive the data is provided. The data and related information may be accessed
by clicking on the links below.
