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DIAMET. DIAbatic influences on Mesoscale structures in Extratropical sTorms. Geraint Vaughan, Manchester PI John Methven, Reading PI Ian Renfrew, East Anglia PI Doug Parker, Leeds PI. DIAMET flight summary. People working on cases. IOP10 DEMON – David Mason and Javier Garcia-Pintado
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DIAMET DIAbatic influences on Mesoscale structures in Extratropical sTorms Geraint Vaughan, Manchester PI John Methven, Reading PI Ian Renfrew, East Anglia PI Doug Parker, Leeds PI
People working on cases • IOP10 • DEMON – David Mason and Javier Garcia-Pintado - Paul Bates and co • Patrick Bunn with Peter • Oscar simulating with water tracers in MetUM • IOP13 • Aoife Hsu with Sue and John • Gary Lloyd with Tom C.? • IOP14 • Gary Lloyd with Tom C.
Last week Sunday 29/4/2012 Similar to 2007 Cyclone develops under a stationary trough and moist airmass ascends in from East.
Met Office NAE runT+3 at 09UT Large-scale rain rate +MSLP Convective rain rate
Met Office NAE runT+3 at 09UT PV (300hPa) Liquid water content 750 hPa
Dropsonde sections versus UM v - obs u w - model
Dropsonde sections versus UM Cloud liquid (colours) Cloud ice (contours) Theta-e / theta-w
Specific humidity 400 hPa Theta-e 750 hPa