INDIVIDUAL COUNTS OVER 26 DAYS DrJack's BLIP for: APR 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 26 22 22 26 21 18 24 17 10 25 9 10 24 Temp@2m Temp@Bot 26 22 23 26 22 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 Temp@Bot Sfc.Heating 26 22 22 26 21 18 25 18 12 25 11 10 24 Sfc.Heating BLDepth 26 22 23 26 23 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 BLDepth Hcrit 26 22 22 26 21 18 25 18 12 25 11 10 24 Hcrit BLTop 26 22 23 26 23 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 BLTop Hgt.Variab. 26 22 23 26 23 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 Hgt.Variab. W* 26 22 22 26 21 18 25 18 12 25 11 10 24 W* B/S 26 22 23 26 22 19 26 18 14 26 13 12 24 B/S BLWind 26 22 23 26 22 19 26 18 14 26 13 12 24 BLWind Direction 26 22 23 26 22 19 26 18 14 26 13 12 24 Direction Max.Converg Max.Converg maxRH 26 22 23 26 22 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 maxRH CLOUDpotent 26 22 23 26 22 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 CLOUDpotent sfcLCL 26 22 23 26 22 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 sfcLCL ODpotential 26 22 23 26 22 20 26 18 14 26 13 12 25 ODpotential blCL 26 22 23 26 22 20 26 18 14 26 13 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] 26 26 26 22 22 23 23 26 26 22 22 19 19 26 26 18 18 14 14 26 26 13 13 12 12 24 24 26 26 26 26 22 22 23 23 26 26 22 22 19 19 26 26 18 18 14 14 26 26 13 13 12 12 24 24 26 26 26 26 22 22 23 23 26 26 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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