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Dave Blanchard | |
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| Alma mater | Florida State University (B.S.) Colorado State University (M.S., 1983; Ph.D., 1994) |
| Known for | Severe convective storms research |
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| Fields | Meteorology, Photography |
| Institutions | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| Thesis | Jet-induced Inertial Instabilities and the Growth of Mesoscale Convective Systems (1994) |
David Owen Blanchard is an American meteorologist, photographer, and storm chaser. He was a significant collaborator in seminal research on tornadogenesis, specifically the importance of baroclinic boundaries, the rear-flank downdraft (RFD) and its thermodynamic characteristics.[1]
- ^ Rasmussen, Erik (1998). "New findings on the origins of tornadoes from VORTEX" (PDF). NSSL Briefings. 2 (3). Norman, OK: National Severe Storms Laboratory: 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-12. Retrieved 2014-04-30.