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Convection Initiation Near Mesoscale Convective Vortices Christopher A. Davis and Stanley B. Trier National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Global View of MCCs (MCVs?)
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60-h Radar Composite Animation (00 UTC 11 June – 12 UTC 13 June, 2003)
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Mesoscale Convective Vortices Produced within organized convection Dynamically balanced Longevity depends on initiating new convection Potential for QPF skill enhancement Lifting and moistening above the PBL: a mesoscale imprint
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WMI Lear Jet Bow Echo and MCV Experiment (BAMEX) 20 May – 6 July, 2003 NRL P-3 MIPS NRL P-3NOAA P-3
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MCV Origins IOP 1IOP 4IOP 5 IOP 8IOP 15 1500 UTC 24 May 0600 UTC 1 June 1100 UTC 5 June 0600 UTC 11 June 0500 UTC 29 June 150 km
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IOP 5 800 hPa Locally Unstable 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 dBz m/s T(ºC) 2120 UTC 5 June Mean Wind Profile
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IOP 15 750 hPa -3º m/s Widespread Instability 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 dBz 2050 UTC 29 June Mean Wind Profile
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IOP 8 900 hPa Widespread Instability m/s 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 dBz X 1730 UTC 11 June Mean Wind Profile
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Balance of MCVs Average T inside RMW – T outside RMW Thin line: balanced; Heavy line: obs Based on nonlinear balance T v ’ (K)
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Vertical Velocity (Turquoise 3 cm/s) Vertical Displacements (200-m contour interval, negative values dashed) Curves with arrowheads denote back trajectories from max upward displacement area X denotes approximate vortex center Vertical Motion and Vertical Displacement: Idealized Simulations Trier et al. 2000, Mon. Wea. Rev.
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Summary Vortex-induced vertical displacement imprints mesoscale organization of convection –Convection downshear –Subsidence upshear Balanced vortices amenable to data assimilation Convective initiation points: coupling between PBL and mesoscale features.
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