Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The effects of mesoscale triggering on organized nonsevere convective cloud systems in the High Plains are considered. Two experiments were conducted to determine if a one-dimensional quasi-time dependent model could (1) detect soundings which were sensitive to mesoscale triggering, and (2) discriminate between cases which had mesoscale organized convection and those with no organized convection. The MESOCU model was used to analyze the available potential instability and thermodynamic potential for cloud growth. It is noted that lifting is a key factor in the release of available potential instability on the High Plains.
Keywords:
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Type:
Conference on Cloud Physics and Atmospheric Electricity; Jul 31, 1978 - Aug 04, 1978; Issaquah, WA
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