Streamlines are driven by a wind field parameter in a computational scientific model of the deadly 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado. Derived from data, blue streamers falling toward the ground indicate the tornado’s rear flank downdraft, while the quickly rising orange lines constitute the updraft. These geometric features are key elements in the formation of tornadoes.

Funded in part by: National Science Foundation Award: ACI-1445176 
The Centrality of Advance Dgitally Enabled Science: CADENS