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contributor authorHaghi, Kevin R.;Parsons, David B.;Shapiro, Alan
date accessioned2018-01-03T11:02:58Z
date available2018-01-03T11:02:58Z
date copyright6/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
date issued2017
identifier othermwr-d-16-0415.1.pdf
identifier urihttp://138.201.223.254:8080/yetl1/handle/yetl/4246556
description abstractAbstractThis study documents atmospheric bores and other convergent boundaries in the southern Great Plains? nocturnal environment during the IHOP_2002 summer campaign. Observational evidence demonstrates that convective outflows routinely generate bores. Statistically resampled flow regimes, derived from an adaptation of hydraulic theory, agree well with observations. Specifically, convective outflows within the observed environments are likely to produce a partially blocked flow regime, which is a favorable condition for generating a bore. Once a bore develops, the direction of movement generally follows the orientation of the bulk shear vector between the nose of the nocturnal low-level jet and a height of 1.5 or 2.5 km AGL. This relationship is believed to be a consequence of wave trapping through the curvature of the horizontal wind with respect to height. This conclusion comes after analyzing the profile of the Scorer parameter. Overall, these findings provide an impetus for future investigations aimed at understanding and predicting nocturnal deep convection over this region.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
typeJournal Paper
journal volume145
journal issue10
journal titleMonthly Weather Review
identifier doi10.1175/MWR-D-16-0415.1
journal fristpage3929
journal lastpage3946
treeMonthly Weather Review:;2017:;volume( 145 ):;issue: 010
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