Physics Tuning - Original Motivation (continued)

• Next slide shows the following fields at 5h into the forecast:

  • UL: Horizontal map of convective (CU) cloud-base pressures (hPa)
    • Crescent City is located at the X
    • CU base pressure is 950-900 hPa at Crescent City
  • LL: Map of CU cloud-top pressures (hPa)
    • CU top pressure also between 950-900 hPa
  • UR: NAM forecast sounding at Crescent City
  • LR: Temperature tendencies from convection (black), grid-scale (red) processes at C-City