Open Cellular Stratocumulus Events

Table 3 lists case dates for open cell events.

Table 3 Case dates selected for LASSO-ENA for its open cellular stratocumulus events.

Case

Date

Description

1

2015-12-07

  • Post-frontal open cell cumulus event

  • Low melting level (1.5 km AGL) with cloud tops extending well above that height

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating near the northern Hudson Bay

2

2016-04-10

  • Multi-day stratocumulus event with embedded cells that transitioned to open cells

  • Moderate northerly winds throughout this event

  • Complicated 5-day air mass back-trajectory, routed over the upper Atlantic

3

2016-04-11

  • Multi-day stratocumulus event with embedded cells that transitioned to open cells

  • Moderate northerly winds throughout this event

  • Complicated 5-day air mass back-trajectory, routed over the upper Atlantic

4

2016-11-21

  • Widespread open cell cumulus that followed frontal passage

  • Light-to-moderate northerly winds throughout this event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating near the northern Hudson Bay

5

2016-11-28

  • Open cell event with a variety of potential cloud warm rain/ice microphysical conditions

  • Light to moderate northerly winds that increased throughout the day

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from the Hudson Bay, Canada

6

2017-10-15

  • Sporadic, open cellular stratocumulus clouds following tropical storm Ophelia

  • Moderate northerly winds thoughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from Quebec

7

2018-02-15

  • Cold air outbreak type open cell cumulus event

  • An ACE-ENA campaign event with G-1 aircraft operations and open cell intercepts

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from the Hudson Bay, Ontario

8

2018-02-16

  • Cold air outbreak type open cell cumulus event

  • An ACE-ENA campaign event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from the Hudson Bay, Ontario

9

2018-03-09

  • Widespread open cell cumulus following a synoptic wave passage

  • Strong (40+ kt) northwesterly winds recorded throughout much of this event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating south of Greenland, north Atlantic

10

2018-03-14

  • A multi-day post-frontal open cell cumulus event

  • Light to moderate northwesterly flow

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating near Greenland

11

2018-03-15

  • Post-frontal open cell cumulus transitioning to a closed deck

  • Light to moderate northwesterly flow

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating near Greenland

12

2018-03-31

  • Widespread open cell event that followed a frontal passage

  • Radar-based evidence of intense precipitating cells after midday

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating nearby, west of the site in the North Atlantic

13

2018-04-05

  • Cold air outbreak open cell event

  • Copious deeper and precipitating open cells

  • Strong westerly to northwesterly flow throughout the boundary layer

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from the Hudson Bay, Ontario

14

2018-04-18

  • Multi-day open cell cumulus event with large spacing between cells

  • Westerly flows throughout both event days

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated from northern Canada, Greenland

15

2018-04-19

  • Multi-day open cell cumulus event with large spacing between cells

  • Westerly flows throughout both event days

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated from northern Canada, Greenland

16

2018-11-20

  • Multi-day open cell event with increasing cumulus cloud frequency and intensity

  • Light northerly winds throughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from Alaska

17

2018-11-21

  • Multi-day open cell event with increasing cumulus cloud frequency and intensity

  • Light northerly winds throughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from Alaska

18

2019-03-05

  • Cold air outbreak cumulus event with deeper precipitating cells near frontal passage

  • Shallower precipitating cumulus under light northerly flow as the event progresses

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated from the US upper east coast

19

2020-10-20

  • An open-cell cumulus event with a mixture of precipitating clouds and intensities

  • Strong northerly winds throughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated near Greenland

20

2020-12-22

  • Widespread open cell cumulus event

  • Northerly flows throughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories originating from northern Canada, Greenland

21

2021-02-03

  • Wide, precipitating open cell cumulus with strong northwesterly winds

  • Observed echo tops several kilometers above the melting level

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated over Greenland

22

2022-12-02

  • Transitional cloud event with precipitating closed and open cell behaviors

  • Moderate to strong northerly winds throughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated over central Canada

23

2022-12-14

  • Open cell cumulus that followed frontal passage

  • Moderate northwesterly winds throughout the event

  • 5-day air mass back-trajectories that originated from the UK, Norway, Iceland