Case Study 2: June 23rd, 2000

NWS Doppler Radar (Radial Velocity)

Run A:

Actual

Significant Coastal Upwelling

1 Day RAMS Spinup

SST Map (June 23, 2000) Assimilated into RAMS

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

Eliminated Coastal Upwelling (July 27, 2000 SST)

1 Day RAMS Spinup

SST Map (July 27, 2002) Assimilated into RAMS

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

Significant Coastal Upwelling

1 Day RAMS Spinup

SST Map (June 23, 2000) Assimilated into RAMS

RAMS Model Output

Java Animations

Surface Wind Vectors (10 meters)

Surface Wind Speed (m/s)

Surface Temperature (2 meters)

Surface Relative Humidity

Vertical Velocity (500 meters)

Cross-sectional Wind Vectors

Cross-sectional Wind Speed (m/s)

Cross-sectional Temperature

Cross-sectional Relative Humidity

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity

Cross-sectional overlay of wind vectors and vertical velocity

Cross-sectional Vertical Velocity

Cross-sectional overlay of wind vectors and vertical velocity

Run D:

Simulation

Elminated Coastal Upwelling (July 27, 2000 SST)

SST Map (July 27, 2002) Assimilated into RAMS

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

Run E:

Simulation

Uniform 15 degree C 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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