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contributor authorAdams, David K.
contributor authorSouza, Enio P.
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:26:21Z
date available2017-06-09T16:26:21Z
date copyright2009/01/01
date issued2009
identifier issn0027-0644
identifier otherams-67887.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4209383
description abstractThe relationship between atmospheric stability, measured as CAPE, and deep precipitating convection has been widely studied but is not definitive. In the maritime tropics, CAPE and precipitation are usually inversely correlated. In continental convection (i.e., midlatitude and tropical), no consistent relationship has been found. In this study of the semiarid Southwest, a moderate positive correlation exists, approaching 0.6. Correlations based on radiosonde data are found to be sensitive to the parcel level of origin. The strongest correlations are found by modifying the preconvective morning sounding with the maximum reported surface temperature, assuming well-mixed adiabatic layers to the level of free convection with pseudoadiabatic ascent. These results show that the upper bounds on parcel instability correlate best with precipitation. Furthermore, the CAPE?precipitation relationship is argued to depend on the convective regime being considered. The North American monsoon convective regime requires essentially only moisture advection interacting with the strong surface sensible heating over complex topography. Elimination of strong convective inhibition through intense surface sensible heating in the presence of sufficient water vapor leads to the positive CAPE?precipitation relationship on diurnal time scales. These results are discussed in light of contradictory results from other continental and maritime regions, which demonstrate negative correlations.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleCAPE and Convective Events in the Southwest during the North American Monsoon
typeJournal Paper
journal volume137
journal issue1
journal titleMonthly Weather Review
identifier doi10.1175/2008MWR2502.1
journal fristpage83
journal lastpage98
treeMonthly Weather Review:;2009:;volume( 137 ):;issue: 001
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