Specific objectives of MM-OBS
To describe, model and understand the processes that determine the diurnal cycle of convection and the mesoscale organization of convection in the core region of the NAME.
To address convective parameterization issues in the NAME locale using cloud-system-resolving models (CSRM).
To describe, model and understand the mechanisms responsible for the generation of southerly surges and low-level jets in the Gulf of California.
To quantify far-field relationships between organized convection in the mid-US continent and convective cloud systems in NAME Tier 1 region in regard to tropical easterly waves and mid-latitude westerly troughs.