Pilot Field Observations of Lake Michigan Atmospheric Boundary Layers: Seed Project Proposal. Final Report

摘要

The objective of this project was to take pilot observations using a new mobile sounding system, to add support to a future proposal to determine processes by which deep convective systems reaching Lake Michigan are modified by interactions with the lake. Specifically, the goals of the project were to (A) test the ability of a mobile atmospheric sounding system, and best deployment methods, to observe marine boundary layer (MBL) structure and evolution across Lake Michigan, (B) Compare observations from this sounding system to nearby standard NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) sounding data in the Great Lakes region, (C) Conduct initial tests of theories by Workoff (2010) on cross-lake changes in marine boundary layer vertical stability and wind structure, and (D) Use pilot data gathered during these field tests to develop a more complete observational field study of interactions between Lake Michigan marine boundary layers and deep convective storm systems.