Sensitivities of a Squall Line over Central Europe in a Convective-Scale Ensemble
Sensitivities of a Squall Line over Central Europe in a Convective-Scale Ensemble
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DOI:
10.1175/mwr-d-12-00013.1
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发表时间:
2013-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
K. Hanley;D. Kirshbaum;N. Roberts;G. Leoncini
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K. Hanley;D. Kirshbaum;N. Roberts;G. Leoncini
AbstractConvective-scale ensemble simulations with perturbed initial and lateral boundary conditions are performed to investigate the mechanisms and sensitivities of a central European convection event from the Convective and Orographically Induced Precipitation Study (COPS). In this event, a “primary” squall line developed ahead of a decaying mesoscale convective system (MCS) upstream of the Vosges Mountains (France), weakened over the Rhine valley, then regenerated as a “secondary” squall line over the Black Forest Mountains (Germany). All ensemble members captured the squall-line evolution, but most suffered from a delay in the onset of convection and positional errors of 50–150 km over the COPS region. These errors in the secondary initiation were linked to errors in the primary initiation. Detailed analysis revealed a similar primary initiation mechanism in all members: in the ascending branch of a midlevel frontal circulation ahead of the MCS, convection initiated within a mesoscale moisture anomaly...