Convective Initiation along a Dryline: A High-Resolution Modeling Study

Presentations

• SOM/OU seminar presentation (a long version).
• 11th Mesoscale Conference Presentation (short version)

Animations

• Surface fields of 3 km forecast
• Surface fields of 1 km forecast
• East-west vertical cross-sections of veritcal velocity and equivalent potential temperature
• Model extracted soundings west, east and at the dryline.
• Model extracted mean soundings west, east and at the dryline but averaged along the dryline direction.
• Surface moisture convergence from 1 km forecast
• Cells A and B;  Cell B and C regions
• Cells A;  Cell C region

References

• Xue, M. and W. Martin, 2006: A high-resolution modeling study of the 24 May 2002 case during IHOP. Part I: Numerical simulation and general evolution of the dryline and convection. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 149–171.
• Xue, M. and W. Martin, 2006: A high-resolution modeling study of the 24 May 2002 case during IHOP. Part II: Horizontal convective rolls and convective initiation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134, 172–191.