Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

Amount

$390,000.00

Award Date

6/25/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

1) Why some supercell-spawned tornadoes are particularly long-lived? 2) How environmental conditions influence tornado genesis, intensity, and longevity? 3) How capping inversions and microphysical makeup influence cold pool strength and the development