29 - 30 JANUARY 1998
by FMI
Chapters
Introduction and Short Description of the Case
Introduction
The situation over the Arctic Sea before the development
Analysis for 29 January 1998 06.00 UTC - Early Wave Stage
06.00 UTC - Satellite Overview
06.00 UTC - Frontal, Wave and Jet Streak diagnosis
06.00 UTC - Cross sections
Analysis for 29 January 1998 12.00 UTC - Developing Wave Stage
12.00 UTC - Satellite Overview
12.00 UTC - Frontal and Wave diagnosis
12.00 UTC - Cross sections
Analysis for 29 January 1998 18.00 UTC - 30 January 1998 06.00 UTC - Rapid Development
Rapid Development - Introduction
Rapid Development - Satellite Overview
Diagnosis of surface and Upper Level Lows
Diagnosis of frontal parameters
PVA and jet streak diagnosis
Rapid Development - Cross sections
Diagnosis of precipitation patterns with help of relative streams and NORDRAD radar
Overview of Period 30 January 06.00 UTC - 18.00 UTC - Further Development of the Occlusion and ECMWF - HIRLAM Model Comparison
Further development of the Occlusion
Additional invesstigation: Comparison of HIRLAM fields vs. ECMWF fields of isotachs and PVA at 300 hPa
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