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Bore-ing Into Nocturnal Convection

Abstract

There has been a recent wave of attention given to atmospheric bores in order to understand how they evolve and initiate and maintain convection during the night. This surge is attributable to data collected during the 2015 Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) field campaign. A salient aspect of the PECAN project is its focus on using multiple observational platforms to better understand convective outflow boundaries that intrude into the stable boundary layer and induce the development of atmospheric bores. The intent of this article is threefold: 1) to educate the reader on current and future foci of bore research, 2) to present how PECAN observations will facilitate aforementioned research, and 3) to stimulate multidisciplinary collaborative efforts across other closely related fields in an effort to push the limitations of prediction of nocturnal convection.

Article / Publication Data
Active/Online
YES
Volume
100
Available Metadata
Accepted On
October 17, 2018
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Peer Reviewed
YES
Publication Name
Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society
Published On
June 01, 2019
Publisher Name
American Meteorological Society
Print Volume
100
Print Number
6
Page Range
1103–1121
Issue
6
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