Thunderstorm Turbulence Dependency Simulations

The following series of simulations were in pursuit of the source of turbulence obsereved in strat12.

Modified Background Properties: (SEE profiles in each section)
  1. Removing Peak Wind Jet
  2. Removing Temperature Minima and Inflection
  3. Fixing the Temperature Profile to Surface Temperature
** Looking Ahead: Varying turbulence is observed in the first two studies and NOT in the final isothermal simulation.

Original Wind and Thermodynamic Profiles

winds

winds

magnitude

direction

temperature

N_sq

N_sq



Original Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-z Plane at y = -10 km.

Note: Filter value differed slightly from original run strat12.




Original Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 12.8 km.









Original Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 13.8 km.









Modified Wind Jet

winds


winds

magnitude

direction

Modified Wind Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-z Plane at y = -10 km.





Modifed Wind Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 12.8 km.









Modifed Wind Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 13.8 km.









Modified Temperature Profile

temperature

N_sq

Modified Temperature Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-z Plane at y = -10 km.





Modifed Temperature Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 12.8 km.









Modifed Temperature Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 13.8 km.









Fixed Temperature Profile

temperature

N_sq

Fixed Temperature Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-z Plane at y = -10 km.





Fixed Temperature Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 12.8 km.








Fixed Temperature Results for w' and Vorticity Magnitude in a x-y Plane an Altitude 13.8 km.












Temperature, Velocity, and Richardson Perturbations as a Function of Time for Three Probes in the xz plane y = -10km

Profiles taken with (right) and without (left) the background.




Original Profiles





























Modified Wind Jet





























Modified Temperature Profile





























Fixed Temperature Profile