Study tracks relationship between storms, cities
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 08:03
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org)—On the Great Plains, storm clouds are visible from quite a distance. And, sometimes, those storms seem to veer off course for no apparent reason. A group of scientists is studying weather patterns to determine if city size or shape has any influence on a storm's track. "We're trying to quantify something that has had anecdotal evidence through the years but has not been approached in a systematic way," said Geoff Henebry, a professor and senior scientist at the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University.