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.
Images from squall line simulations
| Forcing | Frontal |
Isolated |
| Perturb. | Random+Bubble |
| Case | n324 | n322 |
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Simulation data:
Cloud |
Theta |
Cell |
Meridional vorticity |
Vertical vorticity |
Movies.
Brian F. Jewett
| bjewett@ncsa.uiuc.edu
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