Case Study 1: June 20th, 2000



NWS Doppler Radar




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SST From RU COOL Satellites



June 20 SST


Run A:

Actual

Slight Coastal Upwelling

1 Day RAMS Spinup


 


SST Map (June 20, 2000) Assimilated into RAMS



Initial Temp and SST

Initial Temperature and SST


 

 

RAMS Model Output

 

Java Animations

Surface Wind Vectors (10 meters)

Surface Wind Speed (m/s)

Surface Temperature (2 meters)

Surface Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Wind Vectors

Cross-sectional Wind Speed (m/s)

Cross-sectional Temperature

Cross-sectional Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity

Vertical Velocity at 500 meters

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity and Wind Vectors

Cross-sectional temperature, vertical velocity, and wind vectors

High-resolution Cross-sectional Wind Vectors

 




Run B:

Simulation

Enhanced Coastal Upwelling (June 23, 2000 SST)

1 Day RAMS Spinup



SST Map (June 23, 2000) Assimilated into RAMS


Initial Temp and SST

Initial Temperature and SST

 

 

RAMS Model Output

 

Java Animations

Surface Wind Vectors (10 meters)

Surface Wind Speed (m/s)

Surface Temperature (2 meters)

Surface Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Wind Vectors

Cross-sectional Wind Speed (m/s)

Cross-sectional Temperature

Cross-sectional Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity

Vertical Velocity at 500 meters

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity and Wind Vectors

Cross-sectional temperature, vertical velocity, and wind vectors

High-resolution Cross-sectional Wind Vectors

 

 

 

 

 

Differences (Case 1 minus Case 2)

Surface Wind Speed

Cross-sectional Wind Speed

Cross-sectional Temperature

Surface Temperature

Surface Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity

 

 

 

 

Run C:

Actual

Slight Coastal Upwelling

 


SST Map (June 20, 2000) Assimilated into RAMS



Initial Temp and SST

Initial Temperature and SST

 

 

RAMS Model Output

 

Java Animations

Surface Wind Vectors (10 meters)

Surface Wind Speed (m/s)

Surface Temperature (2 meters)

Surface Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Wind Vectors

Cross-sectional Wind Speed (m/s)

Cross-sectional Temperature

Cross-sectional Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity

 

 

 

 

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