The Convective Storm Initiation Project: Further Analysis
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: School of Earth and Environment
Abstract
The Convective Storm Initiation Project (CSIP) was an international field campaign designed to observe the processes responsible for the initiation of convection in the UK. It was highly successful and provided unparallelled observations with which to understand and quantify these processes. This proposal will address specific objectives that have arisen from experience gained in the field campaign and from initial analysis of the data gathered. It will produce an understanding of the mechanisms that cause the initiation of convection which will be used by scientists within the Joint Centre for Mesoscale Modelling (JCMM) branch of the Met Office in the development of the Unified Model. The objectives will be achieved by analysing and synthesising CSIP data alongside modelling activities focussed on interpreting the data.
Publications
Browning K
(2012)
A case study of a large patch of billows surmounted by elevated convection Case Study of Billows Surmounted by Elevated Convection
in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Browning K
(2011)
Layers of insect echoes near a thunderstorm and implications for the interpretation of radar data in terms of airflow Insect Echoes and Interpretation of Radar Data
in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Huang Q
(2009)
A Comparison of Roll and Nonroll Convection and the Subsequent Deepening Moist Convection: An LEM Case Study Based on SCMS Data
in Monthly Weather Review
Huang Q
(2010)
Simulations of the effects of surface heat flux anomalies on stratification, convective growth, and vertical transport within the Saharan boundary layer
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Marsham J
(2011)
Observations of Elevated Convection Initiation Leading to a Surface-Based Squall Line during 13 June IHOP_2002
in Monthly Weather Review
Trier S
(2011)
Numerical Simulations of the Postsunrise Reorganization of a Nocturnal Mesoscale Convective System during 13 June IHOP_2002
in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
White B
(2016)
Simulations of an observed elevated mesoscale convective system over southern England during CSIP IOP 3
in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
| Description | Additional mechanisms and phenomena important for the initiation of convection were understood. |
| Exploitation Route | Some aspects have already been used as evidence for moving forward to an improved model. The individual cases studied can be used as cumulative knowledge for the initiation of convection. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | Results have been used to provide evidence for forecast improvement and resulted in operational forecast moving to 1.5 km resolution from 4 km resolution. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2008 |
| Sector | Environment |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |