HAIL FORMATION IN THE COLORADO STORM OF 22 JULY 1976 - 1. INTERPRETATION OF DUAL-WAVELENGTH RADAR HAIL SIGNALS.

A. R. Jameson, A. J. Heymsfield, Harold W. Frank

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Abstract

A primary goal of hailstorm research has been an understanding of the temporal and spatial evolution of embryos into hailstones. A hail storm is analyzed, for which aircraft penetrations, hailpads and hailcubes, Doppler radars, and the NCAR CP-2 dual-wavelength (10 and 3 cm) radar located at Grover, Colo. provided an extensive data base for this work. Dual-wavelength hail detection was investigated by comparing dual-wavelength measurements with those provided by the other instruments. A two-stage hail growth model is proposed in which hail embryos originate in feeder cells and then are transferred into the main updraft region where they continue to grow.

Original languageEnglish
Pages335-334
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 1980
EventConf Radar Meteorol Am Meteorol Soc 19th, Prepr - Miami Beach, FL, USA
Duration: Apr 15 1980Apr 18 1980

Conference

ConferenceConf Radar Meteorol Am Meteorol Soc 19th, Prepr
CityMiami Beach, FL, USA
Period04/15/8004/18/80

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