WXlog/20170526 Bounded Weak Echo Region
From CSU-CHILL
Projects
S. van den Heever C3LOUD-Ex 20 hr
Data Recording Period
26 May 2017 1732:19 UTC to
27 May 2017 0112:46 UTC
X-band also operating
Summary
C3LOUD-Ex mobile platforms (primarily sounding vans and drone systems) followed an area of thunderstorms that became more intense as they moved to ranges of ~100 km from CHILL. By 2157 UTC a Bounded Weak Echo Region (BWER) reflectivity structure became apparent in the storm inflow / updraft area. Some of the project sondes intercepted these strong updrafts. During a time period when mobile platform support was not needed (2332 - 0046 UTC), the radar conducted rapid update, 4 sweep PPI sector scans that covered additional isolated storms that developed behind (i.e., at shorter radar ranges) the BWER echo system.
