BOUNDARY LAYER CONVECTION - IMPORTANT CONCEPTS AND QUESTIONS

  1. Describe the formation and structure of HCRs. How are they observed?
  2. What might be responsible for the along-roll periodicities in vertical velocity and cloud?
  3. Describe the structure of open and closed cell convection. Climatologically, where do they form around the world?
  4. Describe the transition from HCRs to open cells in a convective boundary layer using the Monin Obukhov Length.
  5. Discuss the extent that heat and moisture are well mixed vertically and horizontally in the mixed layer. How is this important for convective initiation?