INDIVIDUAL COUNTS OVER 29 DAYS DrJack's BLIP for: JUN 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 27 22 19 29 18 17 28 9 11 27 9 12 25 Temp@2m Temp@Bot 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 Temp@Bot Sfc.Heating 27 22 19 29 18 17 28 9 11 27 9 12 25 Sfc.Heating BLDepth 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 BLDepth Hcrit 27 22 19 29 18 17 28 9 11 27 9 12 25 Hcrit BLTop 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 BLTop Hgt.Variab. 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 Hgt.Variab. W* 27 22 19 29 18 17 28 9 11 27 9 12 25 W* B/S 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 B/S BLWind 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 BLWind Direction 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 Direction Max.Converg 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 Max.Converg maxRH 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 maxRH CLOUDpotent 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 CLOUDpotent sfcLCL 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 sfcLCL ODpotential 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 ODpotential blCL 27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 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 27 27 22 22 19 19 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 29 9 9 11 11 27 27 9 9 12 12 25 25 29 29 27 27 22 22 19 19 29 29 18 18 18 18 29 29 9 9 11 11 27 27 9 9 12 12 25 25 29 29 27 27 22 22 19 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27 22 19 29 18 18 29 9 11 27 9 12 25 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