{"id":318,"date":"2014-10-16T22:14:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T22:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejssm.org\/archives\/?p=318"},"modified":"2022-05-15T03:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T03:36:09","slug":"vol-9-4-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejssm.org\/archives\/2014\/vol-9-4-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol 9-4 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would \u201cTornado-Preventing\u201d Walls Work?<\/h4>\n

Brice Evan Coffer<\/em><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/h4>\n
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Simulations were performed using the Weather Research and Forecasting model in order to evaluate a proposal that called for the construction of three east\u2013west \u201cgreat walls\u201d in the American Midwest to eliminate the major threat of tornadoes in Tornado Alley. \u00a0The results of three simulations using the 31 May 2013 tornado outbreak are presented\u2014one with natural terrain, one with 300-m tall walls as proposed, and another with walls much taller than proposed (2500 m). \u00a0Through comparisons of temperature, moisture, instability, and supercell and tornado composite forecasting parameters, the \u201ctornado-preventing\u201d walls, as proposed, are shown to have very little impact on the atmosphere. \u00a0When the height of the walls is greatly increased, the location of convective storms shifts eastward, instead of being eliminated. \u00a0The short-term impacts of the taller walls imply possible desertification and areas with increased probability of non-supercellular tornadoes near the edges of the walls.<\/p>\n

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Citation:
\nCoffer, B. E., 2014:\u00a0Would “tornado-preventing” walls work?\u00a0Electronic J. Severe Storms Meteor.<\/i>,\u00a09<\/b>\u00a0(4), 1-13.<\/p>\n

Keywords:
\ntornadoes, weather modification, numerical modeling, mesoscale models, orographic effects, numerical simulations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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