Evolution of vertical drafts and cloud-to-ground lightning within the convective region of a mesoscale convective complex /

active convection. The relationship of cloud-to-ground (CG)

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saul, Scott Henry, 1964-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy

MARC

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245 1 0 |a Evolution of vertical drafts and cloud-to-ground lightning within the convective region of a mesoscale convective complex /  |c by Scott Henry Saul. 
264 1 |a [Place of publication not identified] :  |b [publisher not identified] ;  |c 1995. 
300 |a xiv, 170 leaves :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 28 cm. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
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500 |a "Major subject: Meteorology". 
500 |a Vita. 
502 |b M.S.  |c Texas A&M University  |d 1995. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
520 |a active convection. The relationship of cloud-to-ground (CG)  
520 |a analysis times which reached the surface near locations of  
520 |a and reflectivity at all levels. CG lightning also occurred  
520 |a and upper-levels but beneath smaller than average  
520 |a beneath greater than average reflectivity gradients at mid  
520 |a comparable to those from a squall line but became much  
520 |a evolution. An analysis of the vertical profiles of the  
520 |a expense of stronger vertical motions. Typically the non- 
520 |a fields for CG lightning. CG lightning occurred beneath  
520 |a flash rate. A similar delay was found on the convective  
520 |a flow revealed a descending rear-to-front inflow at later  
520 |a greater than average vertical velocities at mid-to-upper  
520 |a intense updraft cores while cross-sections of storm relative  
520 |a lag between the peak convective intensity and the peak CG  
520 |a levels and greater than average vertical velocity gradients  
520 |a lightning suggested a preferred vertical structure of these  
520 |a lightning to the kinematic structure of the MCC was also  
520 |a mesoscale convective complex (MCC) was examined over a 100  
520 |a minute period during the storm's mature stage and compared to  
520 |a Operational and Research Meteorology - Central Phase)  
520 |a percentage of weak updrafts and downdrafts grew at the  
520 |a PRE-STORM (Preliminary Regional Experiment for Stormscale  
520 |a profiles from twenty dual-Doppler analyses indicated  
520 |a reflectivity gradients at low-levels due to its avoidance of  
520 |a scale for some convective cells, however, other apparently  
520 |a sections of both vertical velocity and reflectivity confirmed  
520 |a significant differences in convective intensity both  
520 |a similar cells had little CG lightning throughout their  
520 |a spatially and temporally. The peak magnitudes of the mid-to- 
520 |a squall MCC had a much larger percentage of strong downdrafts  
520 |a studied. For mesoscale regions there was a 10-20 minute time  
520 |a than did the squall line. Horizontal and vertical cross- 
520 |a that of a squall line. The area-averaged vertical velocity  
520 |a that the MCC was evolving toward a state with fewer and less  
520 |a The evolution of the area-averaged vertical velocity within  
520 |a the highest reflectivity gradient regions. 
520 |a the objectively defined convective region of the 4 June 1985  
520 |a upper level area-averaged vertical velocity were initially  
520 |a upper levels was consistent with weakening convection as the  
520 |a vertical velocity, reflectivity and their gradients above CG  
520 |a weaker. The distribution of vertical velocities at mid-to- 
530 |a Also available online. 
530 |a Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. 
650 4 |a Major meteorology. 
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