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PRJ-4003 | Treefall pattern-based near-surface tornado wind field estimation software
Cite This Data:
Rhee, D., F. Lombardo, G. Kopp, D. Sills (2024). Treefall pattern-based near-surface tornado wind field estimation software. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-5skn-yq76

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Data Type(s)Other
Natural Hazard Type(s)Tornado
Date of Publication2024-03-11
Awards
Northern Tornadoes Project | Wind Engineering Support for Development of Automated Tree-Fall Analysis Software | Northern Tornadoes Project
Related Work
KeywordsTornado, Treefall analysis, Treefall pattern, Software, Near-surface, Wind field, Cropfall
DOI10.17603/ds2-5skn-yq76
License
 3-Clause BSD License
Version
2
Description:

Oftentimes, tornadoes inflict massive tree damage with distinctive converging patterns both in rural and urban areas, which is typically used to identify a tornado. Known as the Treefall Analysis method, the converging treefall pattern is then often used to analyze the characteristics and estimate the wind field of the tornado. The Treefall Analysis Software is a MATLAB-based windows-executable software for analyzing the treefall pattern of damaged trees after a tornado event and estimating the near-surface wind field using an idealized vortex model. It's an automated, integrated, and user-friendly software that allows users to perform Treefall Analysis with ease. Treefall Analysis Software can also be used for crop-fall patterns as tornadoes touch down in cropland displaying similar patterns as treefall.

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