Case: 19 November 2016

Summary

Closed yet cellular-type stratocumulus with embedded precipitation

Description

A widespread stratocumulus cloud event with closed cell behaviors that featured embedded stronger cellular elements. The event was associated with northwesterly winds. The cells observed during the earliest hours of the event were suggestive of rain that was reaching the surface at the ENA main site. Persistent upper-level (10-12 km AGL) clouds advecting over the main site were observed towards the middle portions of this event. Inversion height at approximately 1.4 km AGL.

Available assets

Standard ARM profiling assets, SEVIRI

Critical period: 12:00-16:00

Sequence of extended closed cell and drizzling stratocumulus conditions

True color MODIS AQUA — Figure 10 True color afternoon MODIS AQUA image with overlaid LES domains. The image domain corresponds to the size of the model forcing domain.