INDIVIDUAL COUNTS OVER 21 DAYS DrJack's BLIP for: JUL 2002 AVENAL 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 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Temp@2m Temp@Bot 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Temp@Bot Sfc.Heating 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Sfc.Heating BLDepth 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 BLDepth Hcrit 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Hcrit BLTop 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 BLTop Hgt.Variab. 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Hgt.Variab. W* 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 W* B/S 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 B/S BLWind 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 BLWind Direction 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Direction Max.Converg 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 Max.Converg maxRH 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 maxRH CLOUDpotent 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 CLOUDpotent sfcLCL 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 sfcLCL ODpotential 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 ODpotential blCL 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 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 18 18 15 15 14 14 20 20 15 15 16 16 19 19 14 14 13 13 18 18 17 17 16 16 17 17 20 20 18 18 15 15 14 14 20 20 15 15 16 16 19 19 14 14 13 13 18 18 17 17 16 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20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 20 20 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 20 20 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 20 20 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 20 20 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 20 20 18 15 14 20 15 16 19 14 13 18 17 16 17 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