Cell evolution

The evolution of the various cells is highlighted by examining the 4 km vertical velocity field (contoured) and the cloud+rain surface (transparent, and only shown below 4 km elevation). The view is down and to the north-northwest.

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Images from squall line simulations
Forcing Frontal Isolated
Perturb. Random+Bubble
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Simulation data: Cloud | Theta | Cell | Meridional vorticity | Vertical vorticity | Movies.

Brian F. Jewett | bjewett@ncsa.uiuc.edu | homepage