Thunderstorm anvils: A close look at their evolution

Timothy J. Garrett; B. C. Navarro; C. H. Twohy; E. J. Jensen; D. G. Baumgardner; P. T. Bui; H. Gerber; R. L. Herman; A. J. Heymsfield; P. Lawson; P. Minnis; L. Nguyen; M. Poellot; S. K. Pope; E. M. Weinstock; F. P.J. Valero

Thunderstorm anvils: A close look at their evolution

Timothy J. Garrett, B. C. Navarro, C. H. Twohy, E. J. Jensen, D. G. Baumgardner, P. T. Bui, H. Gerber, R. L. Herman, A. J. Heymsfield, P. Lawson, P. Minnis, L. Nguyen, M. Poellot, S. K. Pope, E. M. Weinstock, F. P.J. Valero

Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Lab

University of Utah

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Abstract

In July 2002, the CRYSTAL-FACE project in Key West, Florida studied a single isolated anvil cirrus cloud over the course of 3 hours as it evolved from an anvil shield attached to cumulonimbus, to thinning, dissipating cirrus. Aircraft showed that, downwind of the thunderstorm, there was not just one but two layers: above the cirrus anvil lay a much colder and more tenuous layer against the tropopause. While the tropopause cirrus was stable, the anvil cirrus dissipated, mostly from ice crystal aggregation and subsequent precipitation. Overall, results show a tight interplay between cirrus anvil microphysics and dynamics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1218-1219
Number of pages	2
Journal	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume	86
Issue number	9
State	Published - Sep 2005

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Thunderstorm anvils: A close look at their evolution

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