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A Remote Microphysical Study of Severe Wind-producing Convective Storms Figures for Paper No. 245 KENNETH L. PRYOR NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, Maryland

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A Remote Microphysical Study of Severe Wind-producing

Convective Storms

Figures for Paper No. 245

KENNETH L. PRYOR

NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, College Park, Maryland

Melting level

Mixed layer

a)

Melting level

Elevated mixed layer

Marine layer

b)

a) b)

Dry-air notch

Lightning clusterThunderstormCloud top

a) b)

Dry-air notchesOvershooting Thunderstorm top

Lightning cluster

PE

Melting graupel/hail

a) b)

a) b)

PEBurst front

a) b)

a) b)

Melting level Hail shaft

a) b)

Melting level

Hail shaft

a) b)

Outflow

a) b)

Hail shaftMelting level

Outflow boundary passage

a) b)

b)a)

Lightning clusterThunderstormCloud top

b)a)

Dry-air notch

Lightning cluster

a) b)

PE Melting hail

a) b)

Burst front

a) b)

Melting level

a) b)

Melting level

Hail shaft

Burst flow