INDIVIDUAL COUNTS OVER 25 DAYS DrJack's BLIP for: AUG 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 24 22 23 25 22 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Temp@2m Temp@Bot 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Temp@Bot Sfc.Heating 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Sfc.Heating BLDepth 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 BLDepth Hcrit 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Hcrit BLTop 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 BLTop Hgt.Variab. 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Hgt.Variab. W* 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 W* B/S 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 B/S BLWind 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 BLWind Direction 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Direction Max.Converg 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 Max.Converg maxRH 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 maxRH CLOUDpotent 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 CLOUDpotent sfcLCL 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 sfcLCL ODpotential 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 ODpotential blCL 24 22 23 25 23 22 25 21 23 24 23 22 24 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] 25 24 24 22 22 23 23 25 25 23 23 22 22 25 25 21 21 23 23 24 24 23 23 22 22 24 24 25 25 24 24 22 22 23 23 25 25 23 23 22 22 25 25 21 21 23 23 24 24 23 23 22 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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