Prints of photos are now available for purchase at nmstormchasestore.blogspot.com, prints are presently available in 9"x6" with a 12"x9" Mat. More prints will soon be coming, and you are always welcome to request a print and/or size not presently available.

Also, Merry Christmas!

It is still a long time till the spring of 2010, the time when storm chasing will resume. In the mean time I have been working on some computer models, for work and fun. Recently I have had some success simulating a density current. The density current modeled here is comparable to the outflow created by a down burst, and analogous to say cold air falling out of your freezer when you open it. The movie below shows the temperature perturbation in the simulation changing over time, a total of 900 seconds. The blue represents cooler air, on the order of ten degrees Celsius cooler.

While there are a few minor corrections that might need to be added, I am very happy with the results. Perhaps I will be able to apply this model to the class I will be taking next year, Vortex Dynamics.

Also, I will note to you, this blog since its inception has had little attention from me, but this might change this year. This is because another website which I was maintaining has now closed.