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The 27-28 October 1986 FIRE cirrus case study - Meteorology and cloudsA detailed case study is conducted of cirrus clouds that were observed intensely over a 36-h period from 1200 UTC October 27 to 0000 UTC October 29, 1986. The clouds varied in density and structure as synoptic and mesoscale features passed through the region. The study seeks to provide a meteorological overview including a synoptic and regional perspective; to document the rawinsonde-resolved atmospheric structure and large-scale forcing associated with the observed cloud systems; and to provide understanding of the relationship between atmospheric structure and the character of the corresponding cloud fields. Regional analyses of the static stability structure and vertical motion are presented and interpreted with respect to the characteristics of the corresponding cloud fields as deduced from satellite and lidar observations. It is suggested that mesoscale organization must be taken into account in parametric treatments of cirrus for large-scale atmospheric models. It is shown that cloud generation typically occurred at multiple levels.
Document ID
19910036509
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Starr, David O'C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Wylie, Donald P.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Monthly Weather Review
Volume: 118
ISSN: 0027-0644
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
91A21132
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-86-06000
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG1-553
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-84-20088
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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