Veranstaltungskalender

 
Kolloquium

Interactions between the land surface and convection: who wins?

Dienstag, 13. Juni 2017, 16:45-18:15
KIT, CS, IMK-TRO, Physikhochhaus, Geb. 30.23., Wolfgang-Gaede-Str. 1,
13.OG, Seminarraum

It is well known from satellite imagery that convective clouds can organize in structures mirroring the structure of the underlying surface. A typical example is the organization of clouds along coastlines resulting from the effect of sea breezes on the development of convection. But can convection override such effects? This question is investigated in this talk with the help of two examples. In the first example the modulation of existing surface heterogeneity by falling precipitation is investigated. The second example concerns the potential effect of the land surface on squall line propagation. For our investigations we use idealized large-eddy simulations, large-domain convection-permitting simulations integrated over the Atlantic region and observations from the Sahel region.

Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil der Reihe Karlsruher Meteorologisches Kolloquium
Referent/in
Dr. Cathy Hohenegger

MPI für Meteorologie, Hamburg
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IMK-TRO
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research
KIT
Wolfgang-Gaede-Str. 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: 0721 608 43356
E-Mail: imk-tro does-not-exist.kit edu
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