Abstract
The prediction of the lake-effect (LE) snowstorms was analyzed to provide an assessment of the prognistic utility of the ratio of wind speed to maximum fetch distance (U/L). It was observed that the U/L criteria provide important information related to the mesoscale dynamics of different LE morphologies. It was also observed that U/L exhibited the greatest probability of detecting LE shoreline bands (SB). The results show that the probability of the U/L criteria to identify widespread coverage (WC) in the Great Lakes region, was approximately 56-62% with low occurrence of falsely predicting WC events.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2251-2257 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | Combined Preprints: 84th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting - Seattle, WA., United States Duration: Jan 11 2004 → Jan 15 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atmospheric Science