Abstract
 Exploring Local "Tornado Alleys" for Predictive Environmental Parameters Track: Climate, Weather and Atmosphere Author(s): Mary Passe-Smith Recent publications have noted small, local "tornado alleys" scattered across the eastern two-thirds of the United States but have not attempted to explore in-depth reasons for these local maxima. Other publications are noting possible effects of local topography upon approaching mesocyclonic storms. Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst and information gained in past models constructed for Oklahoma and Arkansas, I propose to first remove population bias from the dataset and explore the surface in and around these alleys to see if any environmental parameters, such as vegetation/land use, soil families, elevation/roughness, certain landforms and orientations, or other surface features, are common to all of the areas. Mary Passe-Smith University of Central Arkansas Geography 100 Crestview Rd Conway , AR 72034 US Phone: 501-450-3280 E-mail: marysuep@uca.edu |
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