Mesoscale Structure and Climatology of Rain-Snow Lines over North Carolina

摘要

The three-dimensional atmospheric structure in the vicinity of the rain-snow line was further explored by means of Barnes-generated fields of divergence. The First Law of Thermodynamics, in a coordinate system following the 0 deg C isotherm (chosen to represent the rain-snow line), was employed. A 22-year (1986-87) climatology of rain-snow lines in North Carolina was compiled. Theses. (fr)