Xiaoli Zhou, Pavlos Kollias Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, CA.

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Xiaoli Zhou, Pavlos Kollias Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, CA

NOV.17-LEG 6A JUL.27-LEG 15B JUL.20-LEG 15A “Golden Case” – Stable Anticyclone

Night Leg 15A UTC California Local Time Height [km] Time [DD MM YYYY hh:mm:ss] g/kg California Coast Honolulu, Hawaii - Sea surface temperature - Air temperature Inversion stability LCL Water Vapor Specific Humidity Profile

20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July LEG: 15A Daily Composite of the Precipitable Water from Ncep reanalysis data

LEG: 15A U wind (positive  eastward) V wind (positive  northward) Surface wind Surface pressure Specific Humidity H H L

Entrainment Rate LEG: 15A

What do I need 1.Surface heat/moisture flux data 2.LWP of MWR-2C and MWR-3C processed by MWRRET v1/v2 algorithm

Appendix Inv Base + Cld top Cld top

LEG:14b U wind V wind Surface wind Surface pressure Specific Humidity H L Appendix