Date of Award
1-1-2019
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College/School/Department
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Content Description
1 online resource (vii, 99 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Justin R Minder
Committee Members
Ryan D Torn
Keywords
lake-effect snow, microphysics, planetary boundary layer, precipitation, surface layer, WRF, Snow, Winter storms, Precipitation (Meteorology)
Subject Categories
Atmospheric Sciences
Abstract
Lake-effect snow (LeS) presents a substantial forecast challenge for convection-permitting models, due in part to uncertainties in the parameterization of microphysical (MP) and planetary boundary layer / surface layer (PBL/SL) processes. Here we focus on understanding these uncertainties for a LeS event that occurred during 10–12 December 2013 during the Ontario Winter Lake-effect Systems (OWLeS) field campaign. Throughout this event, long-lake-axis-parallel snowbands persisted downwind of the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, leading to snowfall accumulations as high as 105 cm (liquid precipitation equivalent of 64.5 mm) on the Tug Hill Plateau.
Recommended Citation
Bartolini, William Massey, "Convection-permitting ensemble forecasts of the 10-12 December 2013 lake-effect snow event: : sensitivity to microphysical, planetary boundary layer, and surface layer parameterizations" (2019). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2220.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2220