Winter storm forecasting as a two-step process: The 26-27 November 2001 snowstorm

Martin A. Baxter; Sam Ng; Charles E. Graves; James T. Moore

Winter storm forecasting as a two-step process: The 26-27 November 2001 snowstorm

Martin A. Baxter, Sam Ng, Charles E. Graves, James T. Moore

Earth And Atmospheric Sciences

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Abstract

A conceptual model detailing the processes associated with heavy banded snowfall in the presence of an extratropical cyclones (ETC) was presented. These processes act synergistically to focus vertical motion, deep layer moisture and instability over a mesoscale zone. The processes associated with heavy banded snowfall was used to determine a liquid equivalent forecast (QPF), but a snow to liquid equivalent ratio must be utilized to determine a snowfall amount. The vertical profiles of temperature and moisture were analyzed, providing the type of ice crystals that likely formed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2497-2504
Number of pages	8
Journal	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
State	Published - 2004
Event	Combined Preprints: 84th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting - Seattle, WA., United States Duration: Jan 11 2004 → Jan 15 2004

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Winter storm forecasting as a two-step process: The 26-27 November 2001 snowstorm

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