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Stratocumulus Regime

Stratocumulus Regime. Trade Wind Regime. Indo/Pacific Warm Pool. Indo/Pacific Warm Pool. Can’t generate large buoyancy. West African Squall Line. West African Squall Line. Can generate huge buoyancy. Global Lightning Occurrence.

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Stratocumulus Regime

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  1. Stratocumulus Regime

  2. Trade Wind Regime

  3. Indo/Pacific Warm Pool

  4. Indo/Pacific Warm Pool Can’t generate large buoyancy

  5. West African Squall Line

  6. West African Squall Line Can generate huge buoyancy

  7. Global Lightning Occurrence Many deep Cb over tropical oceans have extensive glaciated anvils but do NOT exhibit lightning & thunder. Christian et al. 2002

  8. Jordan’s (1958) mean sounding for the West Indies Similar to West Pacific Plot from Montgomery et al. 2006

  9. Hurricane Erin (2001) Halverson et al.

  10. Hurricane Soundings and Jordan Sounding Sheets 1969

  11. “Hot Tower” Hypothesis Riehl & Malkus 1958

  12. Tornado Soundings

  13. Oklahoma Severe Thunderstorm

  14. Average Oklahoma Tornado Sounding Fawbush and Miller 1951

  15. Development of an Oklahoma Tornado Sounding Cools Moist Adiabat Warms Lifting removes the negative area Newton 1963

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