Studies of the Kinematics and Thermodynamics of Convection Initiation and Microburst Downdrafts in CINDE

这项研究包括支持怀俄明州大学的科学家参与1987年夏天在科罗拉多州丹佛市附近进行的对流开始和下暴实验（CINDE）。CINDE是国家大气研究中心（NCAR）、国家海洋和大气管理局（NOAA）和大学科学家之间的合作成果，有两个目标：研究边界层辐合线引发风暴的运动学和热力学，以及引发微暴降气流的原因。为了最大限度地利用现有资源，CINDE将与另外两个实地实验一起进行：联邦航空管理局的终端多普勒天气雷达实验和NOAA赞助的丹佛AWIPS-90风险降低和需求评估。深对流形成的准确时间和位置，对许多方面都有很大的价值，包括改善雨量预测、恶劣天气的公众预警、太空船发射和着陆的时间等。微爆对飞机造成的危害已经得到充分证实，但这些强烈的下降气流形成和维持的原因尚不完全清楚。提高对这一现象的认识，将有助于更好地预测和检测方法。

This research involves support for participation of scientists from the University of Wyoming in the Convective INiation and Downburst Experiment (CINDE) to be conducted near Denver, Colorado in the summer of 1987. CINDE represents a collaborative effort between the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and university scientists and has the two goals of investigating the kinematics and thermodynamics of the initiation of storms by boundary layer convergence lines and the reasons for initiation of microburst downdrafts. In order to maximize available resources, the CINDE is being held in conjunction with two other field experiments: the Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Experiment and the NOAA sponsored Denver AWIPS-90 Risk Reduction and Requirement Evaluation. The exact timing and location of the initiation of deep convection is of great value for a variety of purposes including improved prediction of rainfall amounts, public warnings of severe weather, timing of space craft launches and landings, etc. The hazard to aircraft posed by microbursts has been well established, but reasons for formation and maintenance of these intense downdrafts is not completely understood. Improved knowledge of this phenomenon, will contribute to better prediction and detection methods.