Notice

Experiments Proposed in CASES-97

Experiment PI's Affliation Times Objectives
CASES-97-1a R. Grossman CU May 1997
(five, 24-h fair-wx IOPs)
  1. Perform budgets of PBL heat, moisture, momentum
  2. Quantify effect sfc properties on PBL evolution
  3. Test BATS and CCM3 PBL scheme and link them
  4. Test techniques to examine mesoscale eddies
  5. Evaluate Argonne Boundary Layer Experiments instrumentation, what measurements really needed for (a) and (b) using model, or just observations
M. LeMone NCAR
R. Pielke CSU
X. Zeng Ariz.
M. Wesely Argonne
R. Coulter Argonne
CASES-97-1b B. Hicks NOAA/ARL 15 April-31 Mayb
(up to 10 fair-wx IOPs)
    Use tower and aircraft data to study air-surface exchanges in conditions using patchy surface wetness
R. Grossman CU
M. Wesely Argonne
CASES-97-1c L. Mahrt Ore. State May 1997
(five, 24-h fair-wx IOPs)
  1. Determine effect entrainment events on sfc fluxes
  2. Investigate effects winds vs radiation on nocturnal PBL
  3. Investigate use of sfc radiation temp in bulk formula for fluxes in nonhomogeneous terrain
J. Sun CU
R. Grossman CU
CASES-97-1d R. Cuenca Ore. State 1 April-->a
(include 3-4 week IOP w/ soil moisture sampling coord. w/ radar PIs)
    Determine relevant length scales for soil moisture content, soil hydraulic processes, and precipitation
CASES-97-2a J. Wilson NCAR 15 April-15 June
(emph rainy wx)
  1. Improve existing WSR-88D rainfall estimation
  2. Evaluate dual-polarization rainfall estimation
E. Brandes NCAR
D. Zrnic NSSL
J. Visivekanandan NCAR
C. Duchon Oklahoma
V. Chandrasekar CSU
CASES-97-2b C. Duchon Oklahoma 1 April-->a
    Investigate a space and time adaptive Z-R relationship for WSR-88D
M. Stewart WSFO/Wichita
JETEX-97 R. Arritt Iowa State May
(4 fair-wx IOPs w/ S to SW geost. wind afternoon to after sunrise)
  1. Investigate the interaction of the low-level jet with boundary-layer processes and turbulent exhange
  2. Evaluate contamination of wind profiler data by birds
M. Segal Iowa State
LLJ (tentative) T. Parish U. Wyoming May o.k.
(30-40h flight time, fair-wx, night)
    Evaluate use of differential GPS to infer horizontal pressure gradient, to get isallobaric part of ageostrophic wind associated with low-level jet (LLJ)
A. Rodi U. Wyoming
CENTURY
model		 D. Ojima CSU n/a
    Run CENTURY model with historical and CASES-97 data to study ecosystem controls on water, carbon, and other trace gases

aSignifies some observations will be taken longer-term (2-3 years +)
bNOAA Twin Otter, 15 April-15 May; Wyoming King Air 1-31 May

[Previous]

Move to top of Overview and Implemenation

Move to CASES home page

Move to MMM homepage

Email web page inquiries to: Ron Murdock, CASES webmaster at murdock@ucar.edu
Subject: CASES WWW page
Last Modified: 4 Oct 1996