Abstract
Abstract The effects of topography, wind shear, and zonal wind speed on dryline formation and evolution are investigated using a three-dimensional nonhydrostatic mesoscale model. Rather than conduct a case study a parameter study was performed to examine factors that control the depth and strength of the dryline circulation. This study reveals that the potential for convective storm formation is greatest in those environments in which the cross-dryline flow is weak above the dryline location. This results in boundary layer flow nearly parallel to the north–south-oriented dryline boundary. Under these conditions, the subsiding westerly flow and elevated residual layer formation do not strengthen the capping inversion above the eastern convective boundary layer. In addition, moist air parcels from near the surface are able to reside within the dryline updraft resulting in higher midtropospheric relative humidity subsequently increasing the likelihood of convective storm initiation. As downslope westerly flo...
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