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acblackford authored Oct 28, 2024
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### Datasets Utilized
The far-reaching impacts of the Spring 2024 tornado season can be seen in analyzing several dataset types, from satellite remote sensing to ground-based observations and even post-storm damage survey data.
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##### PlanetScope
Initial overview of Planet (TRENT)

Planet imagery was also utilized to examine the difference in reflectance values of the visible bands before and after a tornado strike. This analysis reveals where the most intense damage may have occurred, and can even be related back to building-level damage due to the high spatial resolution of Planet data. A simple linear regression statistical analysis was performed on Planet imagery of the May 21st Greenfield, Iowa EF-4 damage. This showed that the difference in the Planet imagery’s green channel coupled with the NWS degree of damage assigned to each building during their post-storm damage survey can be used to predict the EF rating of the building over 70% of the time.

##### Night Lights
Going to look into using this for May 8 in HSV area - if not, remove from this list
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##### WSR-88D and Doppler On Wheels
The Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR-88D) is a network of radars used by the NWS to monitor weather patterns, including tornadoes, across large areas. In addition, the Doppler on Wheels (DOW) radar, which is mounted on vehicles and can get closer to storms, was examined in cases where it was deployed in order to gather more detailed information. DOW radars are typically used for research and can capture clearer, higher-resolution data on tornadoes, while WSR-88D provides a wider view but with slightly less detail.

##### NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit
The NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT) was instrumental in examining the street-level damage of the Spring 2024 tornadoes. The DAT is a geographic information system (GIS)-hosted dataset where post-storm damage survey results are uploaded and referenced to the location where each description of damage occurred. This dataset includes center lines of all tornado tracks, polygons that break down the EF rating at each point along the path, descriptions of the damage at each entry point, and ground damage pictures of the damage at most entry points.

##### HRRR Analysis Data
May remove due to story length

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