The Importance of Snow Microphysics for Large Snowfalls

Contents

1. THE IMPORTANCE OF SNOW MICROPHYSICS FOR
   
   
2. FIRST...SOME OBSERVATIONS REGARDING WINTER WEATHER...
   
   
3. MORE OBSERVATIONS...
   
   
4. WHY?
   
   
5. THE $64,000 QUESTION
   
   
6. First...A Brief Review of
   
   
7. IS THERE ICE IN THE CLOUD?
   
   
8. ICE CRYSTAL DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH
   
   
9. ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH
   
   
10. ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH
    
    
11. ICE CRYSTAL SIZE AS
    
    
12. ICE CRYSTAL GROWTH
    
    
13. SNOW EFFICIENCY and NWP
    
    
14. November 20, 2000 - Buffalo Snowband
    
    
15. BUF Eta Sounding - 11/20/00 00Z
    
    
16. Millennium Storm - 12/30/00
    
    
17. KDIX RADAR - 1455 UTC
    
    
18. MMU Eta Sounding - 12/29/00 12Z
    
    
19. MMU Eta Sounding - 12/30/00 00Z
    
    
20. MMU Eta Sounding - 12/30/00 06Z
    
    
21. OMEGA MAX - DENDRITE ZONE INTERSECTION
    
    
22. NOW FOR $125,000...
    
    
23. SNOW MICROPHYSICS STUDY
    
    
24. SNOW MICROPHYSICS STUDY
    
    
25. SNOW MICROPHYSICS STUDY
    
    
26. SNOW MICROPHYSICS STUDY
    
    
27. SNOW MICROPHYSICS STUDY
    
    
28. WARNING EVENTS BY LOCATION
    
    
29. % OF SYNOPTIC WARNING EVENTS WITH "CROSS-HAIR" SIGNATURE
    
    
30. LOCATION OF SYNOPTIC EVENTS WITH CROSS-HAIR
    
    
31. Eta Sounding for SYR - 12/29/97 12Z
    
    
32. ELM Eta Sounding - 3/4/01 00Z
    
    
33. ADVISORY EVENTS BY LOCATION
    
    
34. % OF SYNOPTIC ADVISORY EVENTS WITH CROSS-HAIR SIGNATURE
    
    
35. WARNING VS. ADVISORY SUMMARY
    
    
36. WARNING EVENTS WITHOUT CROSS-HAIR
    
    
37. WARNING EVENTS W/O "CROSS-HAIR"
    
    
38. BGM MesoEta Sounding - 2/24/98 03Z
    
    
39. 7-hr BGM MesoEta forecast sounding valid 10Z 2/24/98
    
    
40. WARNING EVENTS W/O "CROSS-HAIR"
    
    
41. AVP Eta Sounding - 12/30/00 00Z
    
    
42. AVP Eta Sounding - 12/30/00 06Z
    
    
43. Northeast PA Snowfall Totals for 12/30/00 Millennium Storm
    
    
44. WARNING EVENTS W/O "CROSS-HAIR"
    
    
45. ADVISORY EVENTS WITHOUT CROSS-HAIR
    
    
46. Advisory Events Without Cross-Hair
    
    
47. FALSE ALARMS
    
    
48. SUMMARY
    
    
49. SUMMARY
    
    

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Created 11/26/01

Last updated:
November 26, 2001 (Monday)