Observations of 11 June 2002 IHOP CI Case
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Observations of 11 June 2002 IHOP CI Case
Huaqing Cai
NCAR/ASP/ATD
Wen-Chau Lee
NCAR/ATD
Research Objectives
• Re-construct the 3D dynamical and moisture fields associated with the boundary using all the observational tools available
• Try to understand why convection occurred on places which are outside the IHOP IOD but not along the boundary the IHOP personnel was working on
South of BoundaryNorth of Boundary
PALT
TEMP
Td
South of Boundary
North of Boundary
MR
THETAV
THETAE
Microwave Radiometer
South of BoundaryNorth of Boundary
NCAR Mobil Sounding
South of Boundary North of Boundary
LFC=3.3 KM MSL LFC=4.4 KM MSL
DBZ 1.0 KM
VORT 1.0 KM
W 1.0 KM
DBZ 1.0 KM
VORT 1.0 KM
W 1.0 KM
DBZ
W
VORT
Summary and Future Work
• Not enough dynamical forcing along the moisture boundary seems to be the reason that convection does not occur
• Further investigation needs to be done to identify why convection initiated both north and south of the boundary being sampled by the IHOP personnel