Open AccessAn observational study of multiple cloud head structure in the FASTEX IOP 16 cyclone
Author(s) -
Roberts N. M.,
Forbes R. M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1006/asle.2002.0048
Subject(s) - meteorology , cyclone (programming language) , environmental science , cloud computing , cyclogenesis , climatology , satellite , radar , dropsonde , tropical cyclone , geology , computer science , geography , aerospace engineering , engineering , field programmable gate array , computer hardware , operating system
Radar, dropsonde, aircraft and satellite data obtained during a FASTEX intensive observing period are combined to give a unique description of multiple cloud heads in a rapidly developing mid‐latitude cyclone. The cloud heads are shown to be associated with stacked slantwise frontal circulations with ascent rates of around 10 cm/s. Copyright © 2002 Royal Meteorological Society.