Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems Producing Short-Duration Heavy Rainfall over the Tianshan Mountain Area

Based on hourly precipitation data and FY-2 satellite infrared (IR) digital satellite imagery collected during the warm season from 2005 to 2015 in the Tianshan Mountains and the adjacent areas in Xinjiang, China, the definition of mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) was revised based on short-durat...

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Main Authors: Jiangang Li, Lianmei Yang, Wen Liu, Cailian Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9090659