P3.32
The Wasatch downslope wind event of 7 October 2000
PAPER WITHDRAWN
Lacey D. Holland, CIRP/Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and J. D. Horel
On 7 October 2000, a moderate downslope wind event occurred in the Salt Lake Valley during the second intensive observation period of the Vertical Transport and Mixing Experiment (VTMX). Wind gusts greater than 18 m/s were recorded at the surface stations along the east benches of the valley. A chronology of the downslope wind event is presented. Composites of the strongest downslope wind events along the Wasatch Front were developed using a 50 year record of surface data from Hill Air Force Base in conjunction with corresponding synoptic NCEP Reanalysis data. Synoptic, mesoscale, and local aspects of the flow during the development of the 7 October 2000 wind event are examined using data gathered during the VTMX. These data include synoptic RUC2 analyses, mesonet surface observations, rawinsonde and lidar data. The Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS) Data Assimilation System (ADAS) is used to produce 1 km resolution analyses over the Wasatch Front using surface stations, rawinsonde soundings, and tethersonde observations. The analyses are also presented.
Poster Session 3, Topographic Flows (with Coffee Break)
Thursday, 20 June 2002, 2:45 PM-4:30 PM
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