Open AccessThe tornado signature on radar images for 2015 occurrence in Marechal Cândido Rondon and Quatro Pontes, PR, Brazil
Author(s) -
Karin Linete Hornes,
Larissa Canossa Schulz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
terr@ plural
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1982-095X
pISSN - 1981-6537
DOI - 10.5212/terraplural.v.15.2115413.005
Subject(s) - tornado , signature (topology) , event (particle physics) , meteorology , seismology , geology , geography , cartography , humanities , physics , art , mathematics , geometry , astrophysics
Tornadoes are columns of air in very high rotation, which have high destructive power. The phenomenon happens in Brazil, but its occurrence is little recognized. In this work, we intend to characterize the multiple vortex tornado that occurred in Marechal Cândido Rondon and Quatro Pontes in 2015, to find out if there was the possibility of identifying the hook echo in the radar image. For that, the images made available by the Meteorology System of Paraná were compared with the course of the phenomenon. The analyzes performed allowed the glimpse of a hook in the area of occurrence, demonstrating that the event had a signature. However, the subscription took place very quickly, with only 7 minutes in advance.