The Application of Diabatic Heating in Q-Vectors for the Study of a North American Cyclone Event

An extended version of the Q-vector form for the ω-equation that includes diabatic (in particular latent) heating in the Q-vector itself is derived and tested for use in analyzing the life-cycle of a midlatitude cyclone that developed over the central United States during 24–26 December 2009. While...

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Main Authors: Katie L. Crandall, Patrick S. Market, Anthony R. Lupo, Laurel P. McCoy, Rachel J. Tillott, Justin J. Abraham
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2908423
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description An extended version of the Q-vector form for the ω-equation that includes diabatic (in particular latent) heating in the Q-vector itself is derived and tested for use in analyzing the life-cycle of a midlatitude cyclone that developed over the central United States during 24–26 December 2009. While the inclusion of diabatic heating in the Q-vector ω-equation is not unique to this work, the inclusion of diabatic heating in the Q-vector itself is a unique formulation. Here it is shown that the diabatic Q-vector gives a better representation of the forcing contributing to the life-cycle of the Christmas Storm of 2009 using analyses derived from the 80-km NAM.
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spelling doaj-art-db84a955fd2d44c6954df10eea8a19142025-08-20T02:21:16ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172016-01-01201610.1155/2016/29084232908423The Application of Diabatic Heating in Q-Vectors for the Study of a North American Cyclone EventKatie L. Crandall0Patrick S. Market1Anthony R. Lupo2Laurel P. McCoy3Rachel J. Tillott4Justin J. Abraham5Department of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, 302 E ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USADepartment of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, 302 E ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USADepartment of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, 302 E ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USADepartment of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, 302 E ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USADepartment of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, 302 E ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USADepartment of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science, University of Missouri, 302 E ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USAAn extended version of the Q-vector form for the ω-equation that includes diabatic (in particular latent) heating in the Q-vector itself is derived and tested for use in analyzing the life-cycle of a midlatitude cyclone that developed over the central United States during 24–26 December 2009. While the inclusion of diabatic heating in the Q-vector ω-equation is not unique to this work, the inclusion of diabatic heating in the Q-vector itself is a unique formulation. Here it is shown that the diabatic Q-vector gives a better representation of the forcing contributing to the life-cycle of the Christmas Storm of 2009 using analyses derived from the 80-km NAM.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2908423
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