structure of convective turbulence and turbulent fluxes over complex terrain during vertikator

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003 Structure of Convective Turbulence and Turbulent Fluxes over Complex Terrain during VERTIKATOR Ch. Kottmeier, M. Hasel, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Universität Karlsruhe

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Structure of Convective Turbulence and Turbulent Fluxes over Complex Terrain during VERTIKATOR Ch. Kottmeier, M. Hasel, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Universität Karlsruhe. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Structure of Convective Turbulence and Turbulent Fluxes over Complex Terrain during VERTIKATOR

May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Structure of Convective Turbulence and Turbulent Fluxes over Complex Terrain during VERTIKATOR

Ch. Kottmeier, M. Hasel, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff

Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Universität Karlsruhe

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Structure of Convective Turbulence and Turbulent Fluxes over Complex Terrain during Vertikator

Ch. Kottmeier, M. Hasel, U. Corsmeier, N. Kalthoff

Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Universität Karlsruhe

Vertical Exchange and OrographyCoordinator: Franz Fiedler, Karlsruhe

• 2 Experiments in Alpine and Prealpine Mountains in 2002

• 6 Agencies, 8 Subprojects

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Convection over mountains such as Black Forest is found most variable

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Convection over mountains such as Black Forest is found most variable

KA

Freudenstadt

Hornisgrinde

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Hornisgrinde Murgtal

(H. Noppel, IMK, 2003)

KAMM 1 Simulation

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

KAMM Model SimulationH. Noppel, 2003

Convection over mountains such as Black Forest controlled by:

• all factors affecting local surface heating

• induced mesoscale flows

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Convection over mountains such as Black Forest controlled by:

• all factors affecting local surface heating

• induced mesoscale flows

• synoptic scale flow and orographic flow interaction

Alps

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

dynamical control

deeply potentially unstable

| |

weak ---------------- synoptic flow ------- strong

thermo/hydro control

inversions present | | |

inhibiting factors: weak surface heating

shallow convection

deep convection

no convection

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circ

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liftin

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fting

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Questions adressed

• Heating and height of the mountaineous convective layer

• Structure of convective turbulence

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

14 Ground stations

• 2 radiosondes

• 1 tethered balloon

• 1 Radar-RASS

• 2 SODARs

• 1 Aerosol-LIDAR

• 2 surface energy balance stations

• 4 turbulence measurements

5 aircraft

• flight pattern of DO-128, D-IBUF

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

sawpattern flights of RF5

+ 2-hourly radiosondes

to get boundary layer heights

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Mixing heights from und q

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

previous (glider record) day:

hmix differs by 1200 m

h differs by 1000 m

Height of convectively mixed layer

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

morning flight:

hmix differs by 2000 m

h differs by 1000 m

previous (glider record) day:

hmix differs by 1200 m

h differs by 1000 m

Height of convectively mixed layer

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

morning flight:

hmix differs by 2000 m

h differs by 1000 m

afternoon flight:

hmix differs by 1800 m

previous (glider record) day:

hmix differs by 1200 m

h differs by 1000 m

Height of convectively mixed layer

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Turbulent heat fluxes above flight sections at different heights, morning flight

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Turbulent heat fluxes above flight sections at different heights, afternoon flight

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Turbulent latent heat fluxes above flight sections at different heights, afternoon flight

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Selection of thermals, lead series:w‘

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Total numbers of classified up- and downdrafts, afternoon flight

2000 m MSL

1000 m MSL

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Composite structure of thermals and contribution to covariances (fluxes of heat and moisture)

z/zi = 0.2

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM 2003

Composite structure of thermals and contribution to covariances (fluxes of heat and moisture)

z/zi = 0.2

z/zi = 0.54

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May 20, 2003 Ch. Kottmeier et al., ICAM [email protected]

(I. Bertram, IMK, 2002)

Wachstum der Murgtalzelle 1

June 19, 2002, afternoon:Cell development observed by Radar and aircraft data.

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