INDIVIDUAL COUNTS OVER 20 DAYS DrJack's BLIP for: MAR 2002 HOLLISTER 2573ft pt30752@36.268,-120.696 (at ridge) ---------------------------- VALIDATION TIME ---------------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temp@2m 19 13 17 18 17 15 19 9 7 17 10 12 19 Temp@2m Temp@Bot 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 Temp@Bot Sfc.Heating 19 13 17 18 17 15 19 9 7 17 10 12 19 Sfc.Heating BLDepth 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 BLDepth Hcrit 19 13 17 18 17 15 19 9 7 17 10 12 19 Hcrit BLTop 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 BLTop Hgt.Variab. 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 Hgt.Variab. W* 19 13 17 18 17 15 19 9 7 17 10 12 19 W* B/S 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 B/S BLWind 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 BLWind Direction 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 Direction Max.Converg Max.Converg maxRH 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 maxRH CLOUDpotent 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 CLOUDpotent sfcLCL 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 sfcLCL ODpotential 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 ODpotential blCL 19 14 17 19 17 15 19 9 9 18 10 12 19 blCL PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [deg] ---------------------------- VALIDATION TIME ---------------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 20 19 19 14 14 17 17 19 19 17 17 15 15 19 19 9 9 9 9 18 18 10 10 12 12 19 19 20 20 19 19 14 14 17 17 19 19 17 17 15 15 19 19 9 9 9 9 18 18 10 10 12 12 19 19 20 20 19 19 14 14 17 17 19 19 17 17 15 15 19 19 9 9 9 9 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19 20 PARAMETER KEY: (the parameters are described more fully at http://www.dr-jack.net/BLIPMAP/index.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 5m AGL (bottom grid point) [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BLDepth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BLTop = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab. = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4 & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BLWind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [deg] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blLCL) [ft] blLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography