Synthesis - ABFM Project

AIRBORNE FIELD MILL PROJECT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SYNTHESIS FOR JUNE 10, 2001 - ABFM

Flight Summary (Anvil Day)
Case 1 (Times: 2008 - 2042)

Type of case

cumulul

Complexity

moderate

Convection

line of convection

Electric field
kV/m

Min Em_m = 0.030
Max Em_m = 39.706
Mean Em_m = 5.283

Microphysics
#/Liter

Max CON_FSSP = 138412.031 Mean CON_FSSP = 14458.293	Max Tot_con_1DC = 1268.559 Mean Tot_con_1DC = 190.094	Max Tot_con_2DC = 1009.222 Mean Tot_con_2DC = 41.151
Max 2DC_100_400 = 404.581 Mean 2DC_100_400 = 19.885	Max 2DC_400_1000 = 40.526 Mean 2DC_400_1000 = 2.683	Max 2DC_GT_1000 = 2.178 Mean 2DC_GT_1000 = 0.080

Location

(x,y) ~ (30,30)

Storm Motion

9.8 m/s east, 4 m/s south gives: 10.6 m/s SE

Brief Description

A little bit of anvil at 2025, and some low level stuff at takeoff. Mostly this time fram is around convection with a lot of lightning.

Case 2 (Times: 2042 - 2133)

Type of case

(mostly) anvil

Complexity

moderate

Convection

line of convection

Electric field
kV/m

Min Em_m = 0.311
Max Em_m = 37.842
Mean Em_m = 7.159

Microphysics
#/Liter

Min CON_FSSP = 784.239 Max CON_FSSP = 37283.641 Mean CON_FSSP = 7012.018	Min Tot_con_1DC = 2.310 Max Tot_con_1DC = 564.800 Mean Tot_con_1DC = 66.621	Max Tot_con_2DC = 904.172 Mean Tot_con_2DC = 84.221
Max 2DC_100_400 = 332.611 Mean 2DC_100_400 = 39.660	Max 2DC_400_1000 = 41.171 Mean 2DC_400_1000 = 7.497	Max 2DC_GT_1000 = 3.481 Mean 2DC_GT_1000 = 0.594

Location

(x,y) ~ (80,80)

Storm Motion

9.8 m/s east, 4 m/s south gives: 10.6 m/s SE

Brief Description

Much of this is flown very close to the source.

Case 3 (Times: 2133 - 2210)

Type of case

debris

Complexity

moderate

Convection

line of convection

Electric field
kV/m

Min Em_m = 0.181
Max Em_m = 46.569
Mean Em_m = 14.614

Microphysics
#/Liter

Min CON_FSSP = 26.798 Max CON_FSSP = 14182.765 Mean CON_FSSP = 4492.827	Min Tot_con_1DC = 0.941 Max Tot_con_1DC = 128.683 Mean Tot_con_1DC = 31.707	Max Tot_con_2DC = 198.598 Mean Tot_con_2DC = 39.747
Max 2DC_100_400 = 87.937 Mean 2DC_100_400 = 16.218	Max 2DC_400_1000 = 23.683 Mean 2DC_400_1000 = 5.296	Max 2DC_GT_1000 = 2.220 Mean 2DC_GT_1000 = 0.642

Location

(x,y) ~ (100,60)

Storm Motion

9.8 m/s east, 4 m/s south gives: 10.6 m/s SE

Brief Description

There was lightning associated with this part of the cloud about 2109 and bases are at leaste down to the 4km level. The last lightning in this part of the line was about 2130.

Case 4 (Times: 2210 - 2311)

Type of case

anvil

Complexity

moderate

Convection

line of convection

Electric field
kV/m

Min Em_m = 0.147
Max Em_m = 47.495
Mean Em_m = 7.360

Microphysics
#/Liter

Max CON_FSSP = 11823.322 Mean CON_FSSP = 2692.819	Max Tot_con_1DC = 128.045 Mean Tot_con_1DC = 32.181	Max Tot_con_2DC = 177.538 Mean Tot_con_2DC = 37.561
Max 2DC_100_400 = 87.054 Mean 2DC_100_400 = 17.014	Max 2DC_400_1000 = 27.712 Mean 2DC_400_1000 = 5.735	Max 2DC_GT_1000 = 2.867 Mean 2DC_GT_1000 = 0.380

Location

(x,y) ~ (130,90)

Storm Motion

9.8 m/s east, 4 m/s south gives: 10.6 m/s SE

Brief Description

The aircraft does get close to the source about 2237 and 2240.

Case 5 (Times: 2311 - 2345)

Type of case

cumulus

Complexity

moderate

Convection

line of convection

Electric field
kV/m

Min Em_m = 0.185
Max Em_m = 23.100
Mean Em_m = 3.097

Microphysics
#/Liter

Max CON_FSSP = 53789.430 Mean CON_FSSP = 2115.661	Max Tot_con_1DC = 129.859 Mean Tot_con_1DC = 9.684	Max Tot_con_2DC = 74.270 Mean Tot_con_2DC = 4.772
Max 2DC_100_400 = 41.491 Mean 2DC_100_400 = 2.092	Max 2DC_400_1000 = 10.217 Mean 2DC_400_1000 = 0.672	Max 2DC_GT_1000 = 0.574 Mean 2DC_GT_1000 = 0.037

Location

(x,y) ~ (20,50)

Storm Motion

9.8 m/s east, 4 m/s south gives: 10.6 m/s SE

Brief Description

Landing.

Animation of this line shows a due-East motion, but if you look at individual cells (as I did to determine the storm motion) there is a slight southern motion.

SYNTHESIS FOR JUNE 10, 2001 - ABFM

Investigator: A. Grainger
[presented on Jan 10, 2002]

Reflectivity
Electric Field

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