Analysis and Prediction of Severe Storm Environment.
Abstract
The most significant aspect of this research regards the role of differential surface heating and topography in the development of mesoscale weather. Research has progressed in four areas: conceptual development, model development, model sensitivity tests, and prediction. The effect of surface heating and topography on precipitation and lid generation are forming the basis of current and on-going numerical and conceptual research. The effect of variations in soil moisture on the mesoscale environment has been identified as a most significant factor. The strength of the capping lid has been related to the likelihood and intensity of convective precipitation, especially involving the dynamics of lid edge zone. A great deal of effort was devoted to parameterization of surface heating, cloudiness, and convective precipitation. During this research effort great strides were made in the conceptual awareness of the complexity of the relationships between synoptic forcing and mesoscale development. Enormous improvements were made in parameterizing the surface boundary layer. What began as an examination of the lid mechanism with regard to severe convection broadened to explain the complex interaction of a variety of differing influences on the severe storm environment and on precipitation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA129247
Entities
People
- Michael J. Fritsch
- Thomas T. Warner
- Toby N. Carlson
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University