“CFD Simulation of Downbursts”

Link to THUNDERR conference

Texas Tech Fujita article archive

CM1 Model

The Governing Equations Of CM1

Leigh Orf’s GitHub page

Leigh Orf’s Thunderstorm Research YouTube channel

A bit about the Wisconsin Model Engine (WME)

Some references:

Proctor, F. H., 1988: Numerical Simulations of an Isolated Microburst. Part I: Dynamics and Structure. J. Atmos. Sci., 45, 3137–3160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045%3C3137:NSOAIM%3E2.0.CO;2

Knupp, K. R., 1989: Numerical Simulation of Low-Level Downdraft Initiation within Precipitating Cumulonimbi: Some Preliminary Results. Mon. Weather Rev., 117, 1517–1529. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050%3C1329:NSOMPS%3E2.0.CO;2

Straka, J. M., and J. R. Anderson, 1993: Numerical Simulations of Microburst-producing Storms: Some Results from Storms Observed during COHMEX. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 1329–1348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1993)050%3C1329:NSOMPS%3E2.0.CO;2

Orf, L. G., J. R. Anderson, and J. M. Straka, 1996: A Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of Colliding Microburst Outflow Dynamics. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2490–2511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053%3C2490:ATDNAO%3E2.0.CO;2

Orf, L. G., and J. R. Anderson, 1999: A Numerical Study of Traveling Microbursts. Mon. Weather Rev., 127, 1244–1258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127%3C1244:ANSOTM%3E2.0.CO;2