CINDE - Convection Initiation and Downburst Experiment, 1987

The Convection Initiation and Downburst Experiment (CINDE) was conducted in the Denver, Colorado area from 22 June to 7 August 1987 to study processes leading to the formation of deep convection and the physics of downbursts. A total of 6 Doppler radars, 87 mesonet stations, 3 research aircraft, 8 sounding systems and numerous photographic facilities were deployed within an 85 km x 85 km area. A comprehensive data set was obtained including measurements of convergence lines, downbursts, and tornadoes that occurred on 35, 22, and 11 days, respectively. CINDE: General Correspondence, 1986-1988; CINDE: Preliminary Experimental Design, 1986; CINDE Meeting Announcements and Minutes, 1986-1987; CINDE Operations Plan (Draft), 1987; CINDE Site Observations, 1987; CINDE Data Output (Print-outs), 1988; CINDE Proposal, 1987.