Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00437
Multiple mesoscale circulations and the importance of Conditional Symmetric Instability and delta M adjustment.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor SL Gray, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr K Browning, University of Reading, Meteorology
- Grant held at:
- University of Reading, Meteorology
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Regional & Extreme Weather
- Abstract:
- The goal of this research is to provide understanding of multi-layered/banded cloud-producing mesoscale circulations in the midlatitudes. Observations have revealed the large spectrum of such circulations that exist in the atmosphere which range from single bands to multiple bands with spacings anywhere between 20 and 100 km. Radar observations often show both upright and slantwise convection in these circulations. However, the mechanisms by which the upright and slantwise convection interact and the contribution of Conditional Symmetric Instability (CSI) and the so-called delta M adjustment to the slantwise component have not been fully established. This research will use idealised cloud resolving models to evaluate theoretically and observationally proposed theories regarding the nature of multiple banded circulations and determine the mechanisms of interaction of the upright and slantwise convection.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00437
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £165,486
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £95,790 | £2,307 | £18,070 | £5,255 | £44,063 |
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