ELBOW 2001

The Effects of Lake Breezes On Weather

The Effects of Lake Breezes On Weather (ELBOW) field experiment is being conducted from May 1 to August 31, 2001. The project is a collaborative effort of the Meteorological Service of Canada, York University, University of Western Ontario and University of Guelph - Ridgetown College. Other contributing agencies are The Weather Network and the US National Weather Service. The primary objectives of the experiment are:

• to improve our understanding of the way in which low-level mesoscale boundaries, such as lake breeze fronts, interact among themselves and with synoptic-scale weather features to initiate or enhance convective storms and generate severe or extreme weather events, including tornadoes and flash floods, and
• to evaluate and improve current methods of short-range forecasting and nowcasting for lake breeze occurrence, location of lake breeze frontal boundaries and circulations, and the initiation and enhancement of thunderstorms and related severe weather at lake breeze fronts.

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