Anatomy of a Snowstorm

David J Muraki

sfu info:
 applied math

intro:
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 .pdf overheads

vtk results:

 isentropic surface: upper-level front & mountain waves
 isentropic surface: mountain waves
 isentropic gradient surfaces: upper-level & surface fronts
 isentropic gradient surface: surface front off US eastern seaboard
 flow glyphs: jetstream
 flow glyphs: jetstream & trough
 flow & gradient surface: jetstream & upper-level front
 flow & gradient surface: jetstream & upper-level front (strong along-front jet)

vis5d:
login
mkdir vis5d
cd vis5d
vis5d -mbs 349 /home/visitor/muraki/dmuraki/JanStorm.v5d

 vis5d home
 help
 more help

weather links:
 noaa/ncep model
 national weather service (usa)
 noaa climate watch
 cnn weather story

 fuqing zhang

 environment canada
 unisys
 noaa satellite

matlab:
login
ssh grinder
mkdir matlab
cd matlab
cp /home/visitor/muraki/dmuraki/data/*.m .
cp /home/visitor/muraki/dmuraki/data/new_map.mat .
matlab -nojvm
type "vis2d" at prompt

  study of an upper-level front

  west-east cross-section (note upper-level front & mountain waves)

  low-level section (early surface cyclone)

  mountain wave model (preliminary research: muraki, epifanio & snyder)

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Revised January, 2002 by math_www@math.sfu.ca.