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20021115: Gempak computation of TLCL

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  • Subject: 20021115: Gempak computation of TLCL
  • Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:04:40 -0700
>From: Hanne Murphey <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200211151843.gAFIh4L19014

>I have a question regarding Gempak:
>
>1) How is TLCL computed?  Does Gempak use the formula from the Bolton
>article?
>
>Thanks 
>
>Hanne
>
>
>-- 
>Hanne Murphey
>Graduate Student
>Department of Atmospheric Sciences
>University of California, Los Angeles
>Office: (310) 794-9273
>http://www.atmos.ucla.edu/~murphey
>


Hanne,

User Guide, appendix A (pace A-12) shows the formula, as does
the source code in $GEMPAK/source/gemlib/pr/prtlcl.f

Yes, it is from the Bolton formulation.

If you need an alternate source, try:
Stull (An introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology)

Steve Chiswell