New insights on the convective and microphysical characteristics of heavyrainfallin monsoon coastalareas (South China)

Authors

  • Yali Luo
  • Yanyu Gao State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • Yangruixue Chen School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v74i2.5981

Keywords:

Radar climatology of convection initiation, South China

Abstract

During the past three years, new insights have been gained into the convective features and
microphysical characteristics of heavy rainfall in South China, which is a typical monsoon coastal area. Such improved
understanding is closely related to the rapid progress of application of advanced remote sensing techniques, in particular
the upgrade of the dual-polarization function of the operational weather radars in South China. This paper reviews the
representative studies since approximately 2019 in three aspects. First, spatiotemporal distribution and diurnal
propagation of the convection initiation during the warm season. Second, general features and synoptic-scale
environments of the meso-beta-scale convective systems (MCSs) during the pre-summer rainy season (April to June). Third,
microphysical characteristics of the extreme short-term rainfall and the coexisting frontal and warm-sector heavy rainfall
in South China.

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Published

31-03-2023

How to Cite

[1]
Y. . Luo, Y. Gao, and Y. Chen, “New insights on the convective and microphysical characteristics of heavyrainfallin monsoon coastalareas (South China)”, MAUSAM, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 361–374, Mar. 2023.

Issue

Vol. 74 No. 2 (2023): SPECIAL ISSUE IWM-7 2023

Section

Research Papers

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