Occlusion: Cold Conveyor Belt Type - Key Parameters

by ZAMG and KNMI


In this case (21 June 2005) most of the numerical model fields fit quite well to the satellite image.
21 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 image; magenta: height contours 1000 hPa, cyan: height contours 500 hPa
21 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 image; blue: thermal front parameter 500/850 hPa, green: equivalent thickness 500/1000 hPa
21 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 image; blue: thermal front parameter 500/850 hPa, red: warm advection 500/1000 hPa
21 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 image; green: positive vorticity advection (PVA) 500 hPa
21 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 image; yellow: isotachs 300 hPa, black: zero line of shear vorticity 300 hPa, red: positive vorticity advection (PVA) 300 hPa
21 June 2005/12.00 UTC - Meteosat 8 IR 10.8 image; blue: shear vorticity 300 hPa, brown: curvature vorticity 300 hPa
For sub-types which might occur in a well-developed stage of this Occlusion type see Occlusion: Warm Conveyor Belt Type - Key Parameters .

Menu Of Occlusion: Cold Conveyor Belt Type
Meteorological Physical Background
Typical Appearance In Vertical Cross Sections