PERiLS Project

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The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear StormsProject (PERiLS) was a field campaign led by the National Severe Storms Laboratory in 2022 and 2023 to study how tornadoes form within squall lines. [1] [2] [3] [4] The project was led by Daniel Dawson at Purdue University. [5] The project was the first to study and observe tornadoes within quasi linear convective systems (QLCSs). [6]

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Research

The project aimed to study the environments of QLCSs capable of producing tornadoes, while documenting mesocyclone formation and evolution within tornadic QLCSs. The project also studied damage produced by QLCSs. [1] Anthony Lyza was a coordinating scientist on the PERiLS Project. [7]

Funding

The project was primarily funded by two grants provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "PERiLS: Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms". NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  2. ↑ "PERiLS | Earth Observing Laboratory". National Science Foundation . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  3. ↑ "PERiLS". BLISS. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Collaborative Research: Propagation, Evolution and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS)". The State University of New York . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "PERiLS at Purdue aims to save lives by studying tornadoes that form along squall lines - Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences - Purdue University". Purdue University . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  6. ↑ Kosiba, Karen A.; Lyza, Anthony W.; Trapp, Robert J.; Rasmussen, Erik N.; Parker, Matthew; Biggerstaff, Michael I.; Nesbitt, Stephen W.; Weiss, Christopher C.; Wurman, Joshua; Knupp, Kevin R.; Coffer, Brice; Chmielewski, Vanna C.; Dawson, Daniel T.; Bruning, Eric; Bell, Tyler M. (2024-10-01). "The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
  7. ↑ National Severe Storms Laboratory. "Tony Lyza". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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