Analysis Of A Parallel Stratiform Mesoscale Convective System During The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment

<p>During the Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment, a PS MCS traversed north-central Oklahoma on 11 May 2011. In-situ measurements of the stratiform precipitation region were obtained from six horizontal flight legs flow by the University of North Dakota Citation II Weather Research Aircraft in conjunction with measurements collected using a multitude of ground-based radars and a dense balloon sounding network specifically set up for the MC3E project. Winds were nearly unidirectional south-southwesterly over Oklahoma and southern Kansas, which created the parallel stratiform characteristics. Gamma functions were fit to ten-second averaged two-dimensional cloud probe spectra. Comparisons of N0, μ, and λ with values from McFarquhar et al. (2007) show the microphysical processes in the parallel stratiform region are similar to those in trailing stratiform regions. The similarities between the 11 May 2011 PS MCS and the simulated one from Parker (2007) show that basic kinematic features of these events are understood.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Atmospheric Sciences

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Neumann, Andrea

Contributors dc:contributor

• Michael Poellot

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.und.edu/theses/1305

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.und.edu:theses-2306