| contributor author | Kain, John S. | |
| contributor author | Baldwin, Michael E. | |
| contributor author | Weiss, Steven J. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T15:03:19Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T15:03:19Z | |
| date copyright | 2003/02/01 | |
| date issued | 2003 | |
| identifier issn | 0882-8156 | |
| identifier other | ams-3311.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4170746 | |
| description abstract | Parameterized updraft mass flux, available as a unique predictive field from the Kain?Fritsch (KF) convective parameterization, is presented as a potentially valuable predictor of convective intensity. The KF scheme is described in some detail, focusing on a version that is currently being run semioperationally in an experimental version of the Eta Model. It is shown that updraft mass flux computed by this scheme is a function of the specific algorithm that it utilizes and is very sensitive to the thermodynamic characteristics of input soundings. These same characteristics appear to be related to the severity of convection, suggesting that updraft mass flux predicted by the KF scheme has value for predicting severe weather. This argument is supported by anecdotal evidence and a case study. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Parameterized Updraft Mass Flux as a Predictor of Convective Intensity | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 18 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Weather and Forecasting | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0434(2003)018<0106:PUMFAA>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 106 | |
| journal lastpage | 116 | |
| tree | Weather and Forecasting:;2003:;volume( 018 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |