U.S. National Weather Experiment STORM-FEST 1992: Wave and Turbulence in Frontal Zones
Abstract
A high density of surface and upper air observations, including aircraft observations, were accumulated during the STORM-FEST Experiment in the central United States (1 February-13 March 1992). These data are being analyzed to identify significant internal gravity wave and turbulent activity that occur in association with low-level frontal passages. The principal analysis method is local decomposition using wavelets as basis functions. These functions provide information on both scale and translation of coherent events, and are well- suited for frontal analyses,. Dissipation of kinetic energy in frontal zones will be determined using data obtained during STORM-FEST. This information will be used in conjunction with theoretical modeling of the frontal scale contraction process that is currently poorly understood.... Waves and Turbulence, Frontal dynamics, STORM-FEST Experiment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA264294
Entities
People
- William Blumen
Organizations
- University of Colorado Boulder