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ASI2_Lecture 3_7/12/2011<br />
WRF modeled vertical velocity at mid‐PBL (~500 m) PBL Eddies<br />
38.7<br />
( courtesy Lemone et al, WRF Workshop, 2011 , updated)<br />
38.1<br />
37.5<br />
36.9<br />
‐98.6 ‐98.0 ‐97.4 ‐96.6 ‐96.0 ‐95.4 ‐98.6 ‐98.0 ‐97.4 ‐96.6 ‐96.0 ‐95.4<br />
38.7<br />
38.1<br />
37.5<br />
36.9<br />
36.3<br />
‐98.6<br />
‐98.0 ‐97.4 ‐96.6 ‐96.0 ‐95.4<br />
‐98.6<br />
‐98.0 ‐97.4 ‐96.6 ‐96.0 ‐95.4<br />
Observations in weakly‐forced convective boundary layers:<br />
Quasi‐stationary 2‐ & 3‐D PBL meteorological fields<br />
http://lance.nasa.gov/imagery/rapid‐response/<br />
Eastern USA, October 2010<br />
Daily summertime occurrence in Houston,TX<br />
area (2006): (MODIS:Terra/Aqua Satellite ~<br />
local noon)<br />
Aug 3 Aug 4<br />
Aug 5<br />
Aug 9 Aug 11 Aug 15<br />
Aug 18 Aug 20 Aug 24<br />
ASI 2: URBAN CLIMATE AND AIR POLLUTION <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong>, The Chinese University <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 7-8 Dec 2011<br />
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