.. _TitCase20170826:

Case: 26 August 2017
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Summary
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Daytime development of closed cell precipitating cloud conditions

Description
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This event was a transitional cloud event wherein a relatively closed precipitating stratocumulus cloud condition developed over the ENA main site and its surroundings throughout the daytime hours. These clouds remained in ENA’s immediate vicinity throughout the mid-afternoon into early evening hours. The boundary layer winds were light to moderate and from a favorable northerly direction throughout the event. The observed peaks in precipitation and regional cloud coverage occurred around 12 UTC. Observed cloud echo top heights were typically below 1.5 -2.0 km AGL.                                              

Available assets
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Standard ARM profiling assets, SEVIRI. SACR. RLPROF-FEX. Additional ENA GNSS ground station radiosonde launch (0340 UTC)

Critical period: 08:00-17:00
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Overcast cloud conditions over the ENA main site


.. figure:: images/enalasso_obs-aqua-pm-modis-vis_20170826.jpg
    :name: FigCase20170826
    :align: center
    :alt: True color MODIS AQUA 
    :figclass: align-center

    True color afternoon MODIS AQUA image with overlaid LES domains. The image domain corresponds to the size of the model forcing domain. 



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