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Stensrud et al comment on Weisman and Rotunno's study, A Theory for Strong Long-Lived Squall Lines Revisited. Researchers agree with Weisman and Rotunno that a certain amount of wind shear is very beneficial to squall lines. However, the most trustworthy way to examine a theory in the atmospher...

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Published inJournal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 62; no. 8; p. 2989
Main Authors Stensrud, David J, Coniglio, Michael C, Davies-Jones, Robert P, Evans, Jeffry S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.08.2005
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Atmospheric circulation
Atmospheric sciences
Climate change
Temperature
Wind shear
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Summary:Stensrud et al comment on Weisman and Rotunno's study, A Theory for Strong Long-Lived Squall Lines Revisited. Researchers agree with Weisman and Rotunno that a certain amount of wind shear is very beneficial to squall lines. However, the most trustworthy way to examine a theory in the atmospheric sciences is to compare its predictions with observations and see how well it explains what is actually observed. Weisman and Rutonno respond that Stensrud and colleagues' dimensionalization of the nondimensional results was not done using "typical" values of cold pool temperature, and that by considering a truly typical range of observed cold pool strengths, the simple model is indeed relevant to the range of commonly observed atmospheric conditions.
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469