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Ryan Hastings

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I can answer general questions about meteorology and atmospheric physics, and more specialized questions relating to convective storms, especially supercells and tornadoes.

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I am a graduate student at Penn State specializing in mesoscale meteorology. I am also on VORTEX2.

Organizations

Chi Epsilon Pi, American Meteorological Society

Education/Credentials

Finishing M.S. on shallow boundary layer convection and its effects on moisture fields, and will soon begin a Ph.D. on supercell mergers.

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Recent Answers from Ryan Hastings

2009-11-02 Tornado outbreaks as patterned mathematical processes:

We can try taking this a piece at a time. 1. I'm not sure what you mean by "solution to the pressure balancing terms." There are an infinite number of solutions to those equations (I don't know what

2009-11-02 Tornado Formation:

I think it's safe to say tornadoes generally get their rotation from the parent mesocyclone; even if the vorticity originates elsewhere, like on the rear flank downdraft, it will still be drawn into the

2009-11-02 Tornado outbreaks as patterned mathematical processes:

Well, first off tornado outbreaks are not random events at all. They are caused by a number of well-known atmospheric processes, and it's not uncommon for the possibility of a major outbreak to be recognized

2009-10-30 Tornado Formation:

First off, the tilting of ambient vorticity is actually the origin for mid-level rotation in supercells, not for tornadoes. The origin of low-level rotation and tornadogenesis itself is not clear. Some

2009-10-28 Fire Rainbow:

Yes, this is almost certainly the same type of phenomenon that has been called a "fire rainbow." Those are cirrus clouds, and they are composed of ice crystals. Most ice crystals are hexagonally shaped

 

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