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Objectives
Early cyclone model
Modern concept of cyclogenesis
Model - wide frontal band
Satellite image - wide frontal band
Baroclinic leaf phase
Baroclinic leaf phase jet structure (schematic)
Baroclinic leaf phase water vapor image of schematic
Incipient position of surface low
Frontal wave develops
Defintions of Warm and Cold conveyor belts
Warm and Cold converyor belts
Secondary warm converyor belt
Baroclinic leaf advanced phase (1)
Baroclinic leaf advanced phase (2)
Model - Advanced leaf phase
Satellite image - Advanced leaf phase
Evolution of comma cloud
Model - comma cloud
Satellite image - comma cloud
Model - Occlusion begins
Satellite image - occlusion begins
Surface low begins to fill
Cutoff phase
Basic cyclogenesis
Basic cyclogenesis example MSLP and 500 mb
Basic - 300 mb analysis
Basic - Water vapor 17:30z (14 Mar) - 15:30z (15 Mar)
Basic - 300 mb analysis (second segment)
Basic - Water vapor 16:00z (16 Mar) - 13:30 (17 Mar)
Basic - IR with AVN 500 mb heights and MSLP
Basic - emerging CCB and dry slot
Basic - visible loop
Basic - summary
Variations of cyclogenesis
Split flow with basic cyclogenesis
Split flow - water vapor loop 03Z - 10:30Z 24 October 01
GMS satellite perspective
Split flow - 300 barbs and isotachs
Candidates for cyclogenesis
Split flow - IR and MSLP with 500 mb winds
Split flow - water vapor loop 03Z (24 Oct) - 00Z (25 Oct)
Split flow - features
Split flow - water vapor loop 03Z (24 Oct) - 19Z (26 Oct)
Cold Air Cyclogenesis introduction
Cold - 300 mb analysis
Cold - water vapor loop 10:30Z (27 Nov) - 18:45Z (28 Nov)
Cold - MSLP with 500 heights
Instant Occlusion cyclogenesis
Instant Occlusion - Water vapor from 24 January 2000
Instant Occlusion - IR from 24 January 2000
In Stream cyclogenesis
In stream - water vapor loop
In stream - MSLP and 500 mb heights
In stream - IR loop
AWIPS case studies
BOX CWA
300 mb Eta fcst from 12z Feb 24
500 mb Eta fcst from 12z Feb 24
Feb 24 case - Early water vapor loop
Feb 24 case - MSLP and sfc winds
Feb 24 case - 850 mb Height, temperature and winds
Feb 24 case - Laplacian of thickness advection
Feb 24 case - SST analysis
Feb 24 case - Middle water vapor loop
Feb 24 case - CG lightning 1 hour up to 23Z
Feb 24 case - Last water vapor loop
Feb 24 case - Compare Eta low with observed low
Feb 24 case - Observed snowfall for the event
Feb 24 case - Summary
GLD CWA
April 11 case - 500 heights and vorticity
April 11 case - 850 heights, temperature and wind
April 11 case - First Water vapor loop
April 11 case - 500 mb height and isotachs
April 11 case - 300 mb height and isotachs
April 11 case - 400 mb RH
April 11 case - Last water vapor loop
April 11 case - MSLP and sfc wind analyses
April 11 case - Fog product with surface observations
April 11 case - Summary
Conclusions
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