PPT-Analysis of Remote Sensing Data for Tornado Damage Assessment

Presented by Justin Novak Advisor Guido Cervone PhD Purpose To determine which remote sensing platform is best suited for emergency management 2 Agenda Selection Criteria for Study Area. An Analysis of the North Texas Integrated Warning Team. Mark Fox. Warning & Coordination Meteorologist. . NWS Fort Worth / Dallas. Lancaster, TX tornado. Credit: Dallas Morning News.. Outline. Public Response. Strength/Wind Speed:. EF5/210 mph. Time. :. 3:05 PM- 5:40 PM. Length/Width:. 132 miles/ 2200 yards. Fatalities/Injuries:. 72 fatalities, at least 145 injuries. The Hackleburg tornado tore through 6 counties and left a trail of devastation over 100 miles long. This tornado was the deadliest of all tornados that touched down that day and left over $1 billion in damage.. with Large Eddy Simulation. Dan Yao . Zhiyong. . Meng. Peking University. Summer . 2015 Meeting . of . Fuqing’s. Group. Penn State University. 17. th. August 2015, State College, PA. Narrow. damage swath. 11/16/15. Winds can exceed 300 mph!!!. Around 1,000 occur on average each year in the U.S.. Kill 80, injure 1,500 people each year on average. Can have a path up to a mile wide!!!. Can occur any time of the year, but . Bot/. Geog. 4111/5111. Ken Driese. Dept. of Botany . Group Activity: . Solving Remote Sensing Problems. How could you assess the effect of drought on plant biomass in California?. How could you map sage grouse habitat in Wyoming?. Be able to describe . how . and why a . TORNADO. forms, and the role of the . MESOCYCLONE. in formation.. Be able to identify the . THREE. main . TYPES. of tornadoes and the key tornado formation . Lecturer. Ruba. . Yousif. . Hussain. Third Year. 1. Concepts and Foundations of Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing is the collection of data without directly measuring the object. It relies on the reflectance of natural or emitted electromagnetic radiation.. Ann van . Griensven. & . Hichem. . Sahli. Vrije. . Universiteit. . Brussel. Toward. an. Open. Resources. Using. Services. Torus project meeting, June 6-10, Ferrara, Italy. 3 full time professors / 3 part-time professors (10%). Lecturer. Ruba. . Yousif. . Hussain. Third Year. 1. Raster GIS and Vector GIS. The two basic types are vector and raster files.. 1. . Vector files. . Spatial data which is given by rectangular coordinates represent by vector model.. Lecturer. Ruba. . Yousif. . Hussain. Third Year. 1. Map Layout. Map Layout. Layout is the arrangement of elements on a page. A map layout may include a map title, legend, north arrow, scale bar, descriptive text, and geographic data.. Corresponding author (phil.teillet@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca). 1. INTRODUCTION Over the next few years, the nature of remote and in situsensing and their relationship with the Internet will change drastically Course Objectives. To expose students to a broad spectrum of satellite remote sensing methods to derive geophysical parameters of interest. To provide students with the understanding necessary to distinguish between algorithm fundamentals and nuanced implementation details. Colour. Composite. Dr. . Kaustuv. Mukherjee. Assistant Professor. Department of Geography. Chandidas. . Mahavidyalaya. Remote sensing is an art and science of obtaining information about an object or feature without physically coming in contact with that object or feature.. Scenario. Tabletop Exercise. Tabletop Exercise. 2. Welcome and . introductions. Discuss agenda for the day. Review administrative details. Start the exercise. Welcome and Introductions. Name. Organization.