The following links will take you to papers authored by present or past staff of the Lincoln NWS office. Some are in PDF format, and you will need to have a PDF reader to view them. Others are in HTML, and need no special software.
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Severe Weather and Radar Studies |
Case Study Title |
Author(s) |
A Potentially Valuable WSR-88D Severe Storm Pre-Cursor Signature in Highly Dynamic, Low CAPE, High Shear Environments (PDF format, 1.0 MB)
Microsoft Powerpoint Format, 15.0 MB (includes image loops)
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Llyle Barker
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Highly Localized Snow Band Event of Feb. 11, 2006: Review of the Forecast Process for a Missed Event (PDF format, 4.0 MB)
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Edward Shimon
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Preliminary Review of WSR-88D Radar Signatures seen in the F0 & F1 Central IL Tornadoes during the Record Setting 2003 Tornado Season (PDF format, 1.3 MB) |
James Auten and Ernest Goetsch |
The July 13, 2004 Tornado Event: Analysis of Tornadogenesis in a Highly Unstable Environment (PDF format, 0.7 MB) |
Ed Shimon, Pat Bak and Kirk Huettl |
The July 13, 2004 Tornado Event: The Contributions of Evolving Paradigms & Human Factors in the Warning Process (PDF format, 0.7 MB) |
Llyle Barker |
The July 13, 2004 Tornado Event: The Warning Response Process at the Parsons Company (PDF format, 1.2 MB) |
Chris Miller |
Investigating the Importance of Land Cover on Evapotranspiration (PDF format, 0.6 MB) |
Charles Schaffer |
The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study (PDF format, 0.9 MB) |
Llyle Barker |
Characteristics & Storm Evolution Associated with the 30 May 2003 Tornadic Event over Central Illinois (PDF format, 2.3 MB) Part II of 30 May 2003 Case Study (PDF format, 3.0 MB)
Click here for associated event page |
Ed Holicky, Aviation Weather Center Ron Przybylinski, NWS St Louis MO |
The New WSR-88D High Resolution Products and Their Use in Diagnosing Severe Convection on May 10, 2003 (PDF format, 2.3 MB)
Click here for associated event page |
Llyle Barker and Chris Miller |
Forecast Issues |
A 25-Year Climatological Study of Heavy Snowfalls in the Chicago Metropolitan Area (HTML, off-site link)
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Matt Barnes
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Miscellaneous Topics |