INDIVIDUAL COUNTS OVER 29 DAYS DrJack's BLIP for: SEP 2002 PANOCHE 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 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Temp@2m Temp@Bot 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Temp@Bot Sfc.Heating 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Sfc.Heating BLDepth 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 BLDepth Hcrit 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Hcrit BLTop 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 BLTop Hgt.Variab. 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Hgt.Variab. W* 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 W* B/S 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 B/S BLWind 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 BLWind Direction 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Direction Max.Converg 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 Max.Converg maxRH 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 maxRH CLOUDpotent 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 CLOUDpotent sfcLCL 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 sfcLCL ODpotential 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 ODpotential blCL 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 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] 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 27 27 27 27 29 29 27 27 28 28 29 29 27 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 27 27 27 27 29 29 27 27 28 28 29 29 27 27 27 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29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 29 29 29 28 28 29 27 27 29 27 28 29 27 27 28 29 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