Convective Cloud Features in typical synoptic situations. Frans Debie

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1 Convective Cloud Features in typical synoptic situations Frans Debie

2 me SATRAPPERS Henk vesa Frans Veronika ab Teachers classroom Langen

3 Cumulonimbus: Convection

4 Convection, seen from ground

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6 Outflow boundaries

7 Which features are important for convection? - Humidity (eg. mixing ratio) - Stability (lapse rate, conditional unstable) - Lift (Cape, CIN)

8 Which features are important for convection? - Humidity (eg. mixing ratio) - Stability (lapse rate, conditional unstable) - Lift (Cape, CIN) Necessary, however not always sufficient enough - Shear

9 Features [1] Humidity [2] Stability [3] Lift [4] Shear Evaporation Advection Insolation Change Humidity Cold Advection at higher levels Front PVA (Upper level trough) Jet streaks Outflow boundary Convergence zone Orography Mostly in lowest 6000 ft

10 Lift is vertical motion due to forcing - Convergence lines Fronts Thermal lows / troughs Outflow Boundaries Sea breeze (lakes) front - Upper level forcing Jet streaks Upper level troughs - Other forcing mechanism Low-level jet Orography

11 CAPE and CIN: (convective available potential energy / convective inhibition) Typical values CAPE (J/kg) : Winter : Summer >1500: Spanish plume CAPE Typical values CIN (J/kg) 0: free convection 1-30 convection with enough heating/lift : convection with strong heating / lift CIN >100: convection almost impossible

12 (South component) Hodogram Shear in lowest 6000 ft XYZ 0000 UTC 6/15/2002 My Favorite Hodogram 0-10 km Hodograph v (m s -1 ) km 10 SFC 5 2 km 3 km SFC V km RM LM mw V obs 4 km km 5 km -10 wind shear km -20 u (m s -1 ) (west component)

13 Convection spectrum: 4 main types Single cell Pulse storms

14 Convection spectrum: 4 main types Single cell Multicell Pulse storms

15 Convection spectrum: 4 main types Single cell Multicell Squall lines Pulse storms

16 Convection spectrum: 4 main types Single cell Multicell Squall lines Supercell Pulse storms

17 Question: Can we recognize polar air with satellite images? Answer: Yes AIRMASS RGB

18 31 October UTC AIRMASS RGB

19 Convective Cloud Features in Polar Airmass from Cloud Streets to Cb s

20 Schematic drawing of development cloud streets (from satmanu)

21 Schematic drawing transition cloud street to CB (from satmanu)

22 Schematic drawing transition cloud street to CB (from satmanu) transition to CB s

23 Cloud streets above Benelux / France/ Germany/ England 12 april 15 UTC

24 Just info for Liliane Next slide is an animation: file name: Hrvis_Cloudstreets1.gif Delete this sheet!!

25 From Cloud streets to CB s above Netherlands Germany 12 april UTC

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27 Some cloud streets develop into showers (pink tops)

28 Convective Cloud Features in Polar Airmass Enhanced Cumulus (EC)

29 Conceptual model Enhanced Cumulus Definition: Enhanced Cumulus area (EC) consists of a cluster of thicker and larger cloud cells within the usual cold air cloudiness behind frontal cloud bands, but sometimes are also a part of Open Cell Cloudiness

30 There are two main conditions to develop EC : 1. (Increasing) vertical instability in de troposphere, eg: Cold air above warm (sea)water Cold air over relative warm land 2.(Existing of) PVA maxima At leading side of a moving upper level trough, due to advection of curvature vorticity In the left exit region of a jet streak, due to advection of shear vorticity

31 Schematic 1 PVA max, associated with an upper level trough

32 Schematic 2 PVA max, associated with main upper level trough

33 Schematic 3 PVA max, associated with an upper level trough

34 Schematic 4 PVA max, associated with jet streak

35 Schematic 4 transition cloud street to EC (from satmanu) transition

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37 Example of EC development Airmass RGB 12 april UTC 12 April 06 UTC

38 Isohypse 300 hpa + IR10.8 μm 12 April 06 UTC

39 Isotachs at 300 hpa 12 April 06 UTC

40 Jet 300 hpa 12 April 06 UTC Model a bit shifted to the South

41 Jet + PVA 300 hpa 12 April 06 UTC

42 Temperature Advection 700 hpa 12 April 06 UTC

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44 Met 8 Rapid Scan 12 April 05:25-08:35 UTC day/night window: Night: 3.9µm,10.8µm,12.0µm Day: HRvis, 1.6µm,10.8µm

45 Convective Cloud Features in Polar Airmass Open/Closed Cell Convection

46 Open Cell Convectie (OCC) Atmospheric example of Rayleigh-Bénard convection frying pan with heating oil and floating aluminium flakes

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48 Schematic vertical circulation and cloudiness in Open Cell Convection

49 Cross section A B open to closed cells OCC CCC

50 Cross section E - - A open closed B

51 Cross section E inversion - - A open closed B

52 Cross section E + Temperature Advection A open closed B

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54 Open Cell Convection: Showers over Scotland

55 Convective environment tropical Airmass Cb Clusters (MCS) Fair Weather Conditions Conceptual Models Enhancement of convection by PV Spanish Plume Leading edge front Lia Vergouw

56 CB Clusters

57 WV6.2 -WV7.3, NIR3.9 -IR10.8, NIR1.6 -VIS0.6

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60 Cb development Poland France Italy severe storm RGB

61 Key parameters Cb Clusters (Equivalent) Thickness hpa Potential (Wet Bulb) Temperature θ E(w) Indication of warm airmass Low level Convergence: Areas of high convergence are preferable for convective development. Instability indices: CAPE, Boyden index, Showalter index, K index, etc Shear Lowest 6000 ft

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69 Convective Cloud Features In typical synoptic Environments: Fair Weather Conditions

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71 Dark stripe Dark stripe -

72 WV 6.2 μm 25 August 09 UTC

73 WV 6.2 μm 25 August 09 UTC Old system: developed during the night

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75 Airmass RGB 25 August UTC

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77 Cb development in area of dark stripe HRvis, 1.6µm,10.8µm 25 August UTC

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79 CONVECTIVE CLOUD FEATURES IN TYPICAL SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENTS: ENHANCEMENT OF CONVECTION BY Potential Vorticity

80 Ascending / Descending air: Increasing / Decreasing Vorticity

81 Potential Vorticity Definition:

82 Conservation of PV during descent of a vorticity tube along 2 iso Theta surfaces

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84 Airmass 11 April 00 UTC

85 Airmass 11 April 00 UTC

86 PV 317 K (blue) 06 UTC PVA500 (yellow)

87 SATREP + H500 hpa 11 April 12 UTC

88 WV 6.2 mm 11 April 12 UTC

89 PVA / NVA 500 hpa 11 April 12 UTC

90 Hoogte PV = 1.5

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92 Airmass 11 April UTC

93 Global Instability Index 11 April 06 UTC

94 Global Instability Index 11 April 12 UTC

95 11 April 15 UTC

96 CONVECTIVE CLOUD FEATURES IN TYPICAL SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENTS: Spanish Plume + leading edge of front

97 WV Sflocs 11 April 15 UTC

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99 Key parameters Stability indices on isobaric surfaces: CAPE, Showalter Index Equivalent potential temperature θ E : Tongue of high values of θ E ; deep convection develops in the area of maximal values. Temperature Advection (TA) Thermal Front Parameter (TFP): TFP associated with the gradually weakening Cold Front, and potential new front development ahead of the original Cold Front. Thickness Equivalent thickness hpa

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104 Thickness + Showalter index Leading edge of frontal cloud

105 9 June UTC WV 6.2 μm

106 9 June UTC WV 6.2 μm

107 9 June UTC WV 6.2 μm

108 9 June UTC WV 6.2 μm

109 TFP+ Thickness WV 6.2 μm 9 June UTC

110 θ E (500 hpa) WV 6.2 μm 9 June UTC

111 WV 6.2 μm + CAPE 9 June UTC WV 6.2 μm 9 June UTC

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114 In 6 hours more than lightnings

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116 Thx for your attention and Maybe we see each other in Langen

117 Thx for your attention and Maybe we see each other in Langen Questions / Remarks?

118 Recommended Background web addresses Real_Time_Imagery/index.htm

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