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中尺度概念

中尺度概念. (Mesoscale Concept). 授課老師 : 游政谷. “Mesoscale” defined in Glossary of Meteorology

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中尺度概念

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  1. 中尺度概念 (Mesoscale Concept) 授課老師: 游政谷

  2. “Mesoscale” defined in Glossary of Meteorology ─Pertaining to atmospheric phenomena having horizontal scales ranging from a few to several hundred kilometers, including thunderstorms, squall lines, fronts, precipitation bands in tropical and extratropical cyclones, and topographically generated weather systems such as mountain waves and sea and land breezes.

  3. Orlanski (1975): Macro > 2000 km (大尺度) Meso 200-2000 km (中尺度) Meso 20-200 km (中尺度) Meso 2-20 km (中尺度) Micro < 2 km (小尺度)

  4. Q: Extratropical cyclones and anticyclones R: Troughs and ridges in the baroclinic westerlies Only Q and R fit well in the quasi-geostrophic regime Cannot be resolved by routine synoptic observations ~12 h

  5. The distribution of 500-mb geopotential height at 00 UTC 20 Nov. 1964 Long and short waves

  6. Weather analysis map showing the horizontal scales of synoptic cold and warm fronts, anticyclone and tropical depression. ~1000 km

  7. Satellite image showing different sizes for Hurricane Floyd and Andrew Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean ~600 km ~200 km

  8. Mesoscale Convective Complex (MCC) revealed by an enhanced infrared satellite Colorado Oklahoma ~1000 km Texas Gulf of Mexico

  9. A multicell storm Anvil cloud Mature thunderstorm Pre-mature thunderstorm Cumulus rain

  10. Convective lines along the southeastern coast of Taiwan 50 km

  11. Different stages of a severe airmass storm (from Kingsmill and Wakimoto 1991) Cumulus stage Developing stage Mature-to-dissipating stage

  12. A vertical section and a plan view of a mesofront (Fujita, 1955) Vertical section Plan view L H 氣流由高壓往低壓吹 非地轉風分量顯著

  13. Microburst associated with a small-scale vortex touching the ground Cloud base

  14. Tornado photographed near Tracy, Minnesota

  15. The powerful tornado touched down in southern Maryland and ripped through the town of La Plata, destroying most of the historic downtown. The twister--the strongest ever recorded to hit the state and perhaps the strongest ever recorded in the eastern U.S.--flattened everything in its path along a 24-mile (39 km) swath running west to east through the state. The tornado's path can be seen clearly in this panchromatic image acquired on May 1 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI), flying aboard NASA's EO-1 satellite. Tornado path

  16. 1. Mesoscale meteorology involves the analysis and forecasting of features whose horizontal scales are generally smaller than 2000 km. 2. Which of the following are considered mesoscale-alpha features? Choose all that apply. A. Mountain winds B. Jet stream C. Mesoscale convective complexes D. Extratropical cyclones E. Most thunderstorms F. Small hurricanes G. Land/sea breeze

  17. 3. Which of the following are considered mesoscale-gamma features? Choose all that apply. A. Very large tornadoes B. Small hurricanes C. Land/sea breeze D. Large cumulus clouds E. Mountain winds F. Mesoscale convective complexes G. Most thunderstorms 4. Geostrophic balance is an appropriate assumption in most mesoscale features and can be applied when forecasting these features. Choose the best answer. True False

  18. 5. Hydrostatic processes assume a balance between the _____ and _____. Choose the best answer. A. pressure gradient force | gravity; B. pressure gradient force | Coriolis force; C. Coriolis force | centrifugal force; D. Coriolis force | gravity 6. Most mesoscale features are defined by _____ processes where the magnitude of vertical motions is often _____ horizontal motions. Choose the best answer. A. non-hydrostatic | less than; B. non-hydrostatic | greater than; C. hydrostatic | less than; D. hydrostatic | greater than

  19. 7. Why larger-scale atmospheric circulations usually have longer lifetime ? Thinking about this interesting but important question……

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