Leslie R. Lemon
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| Born | January 19, 1947 CIMMS , L.R. Lemon Meteorological Services |
| Website | www |
Leslie R. Lemon (January 19, 1947 – May 29, 2020) was an American
updraft strength and thunderstorm organization (in highly sheared environments) also as a continuation of Browning's work.[2][3]
Early life
Lemon's interest in severe storms was triggered in earnest after he witnessed the
F5 Ruskin Heights tornado on May 20, 1957, which caused light damage to his family's home and severe damage very nearby.[4] Lemon studied meteorology at the University of Kansas (KU) and the University of Oklahoma
(OU), graduating with a B.S. from OU in 1970.
Career
Lemon embarked on graduate school studies but it was during the
National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC) and his work on the supercell storm, Lemon was a major developer of the WSR-88D or "NEXRAD". In 1976 NOAA bestowed a Special Achievement Award for his co-discovery of tornado vortex signature (TVS). In tandem with developing new radar analysis concepts Lemon was early in integrating mesonet data from NSSL to connect what was occurring at the surface with radar depictions.[5]
He later taught widely on the subjects of radar and severe convective storms throughout the United States and internationally, leaving the public sector to work at various companies. At
microburst prediction radar. Lemon also worked at Unisys and other companies during his career and operated a forensic and consulting meteorology company.[6]
Lemon was president of the
National Research Council
(NAS NRC) committee on "Weather Radar Technology Beyond NEXRAD" that same year.
He was also an expert storm damage surveyor and surveyed the first documented tornado in Romania while doing radar work there.[7]
Death
Lemon died on May 29, 2020, at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife and three children.[8]
See also
- Donald W. Burgess
- Jon Davies
- Ron Przybylinski
- Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR)
- Low level windshear alert system(LLWAS)
References
- .
- National Severe Storms Forecast Center.
- ^ Lemon, Leslie R. (April 1980). New Severe Thunderstorm Radar Identification Techniques and Warning Criteria. Kansas City, MO: Techniques Development Unit, National Severe Storms Forecast Center.
- ^ James Spann et al. (25 Jan 2010). "International Radar Expert". WeatherBrains. Episode 209. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Doswell, Chuck (30 May 2020). "Leslie R. Lemon - friend and colleague - has died". Chuck's Chatter. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Lemon, L. R. "L. R. Lemon homepage". StormEyes. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- .
- ^ "Leslie R. "Bucky" Lemon". Retrieved 2020-06-01.
External links
- L.R. Lemon Meteorological Services
- James Spann et al. (22 Jun 2010). "Sausages and Lemons". WeatherBrains. Episode 230. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- Leslie R. Lemon at IMDb