1. Discriminating Between Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercell Synoptic Environments Using Self-Organizing Maps Open Access Author: Garcia, Brandon Title: Discriminating Between Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercell Synoptic Environments Using Self-Organizing Maps Graduate Program: Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Keywords: TornadoSynopticSupercellGeopotential HeightSelf-Organzing MapsMachine LearningNontornadicConvectionSevere WeatherHodographSoundingSkew-TMesoscale File: Download Garcia_MS_Thesis_V1_Final.pdf Committee Members: Kevin Andrew Bowley, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMelissa Marie Gervais, Committee MemberPaul Markowski, Program Head/ChairPaul Markowski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor