On the Possible Role of Gently Sloping Topography in Influencing the Nature of Convective Storms: A Case Study on the High Plains of the U. S.

Howard B Bluestein1, Christopher Weiss2, Richard Rotunno3, Dylan Walter Reif1 and Glen S Romine4, (1)University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States, (2)Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States, (3)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Division, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)NCAR/MMM, Boulder, CO, United States