Influence of the Kuroshio on Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Baiu Frontal Zone over the East China Sea
| Autor: | Kensuke K. Komatsu, Kenichi Shimizu, Koto Ogata, Qoosaku Moteki, Shiori Kunoki, Takashi Aoshima, Hisao Kanehara, Kazutoshi Sato, Masako Shimoda, Mitsuharu Yagi, Atsuyoshi Manda, Yuriko Otomi, Miki Oshika, Jun Uchida, Hatsumi Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Tachibana, Shoshiro Minobe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Atmospheric sounding
Convection Atmospheric Science Marine boundary layer 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences 0208 environmental biotechnology Mesoscale meteorology Stratification (water) 02 engineering and technology Atmospheric sciences 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Troposphere Sea surface temperature Climatology Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences China sea |
| Zdroj: | Monthly Weather Review. 144:1017-1033 |
| ISSN: | 1520-0493 0027-0644 |
| Popis: | Two mesoscale convective events in the baiu frontal zone (BFZ) were documented, based on intensive atmospheric soundings and oceanic castings in the East China Sea during May 2011, in addition to continuous surface meteorological observations, satellite products, and objective analyses. These events occurred while the BFZ was nearly stagnant and a mesolow was deepening in the zone. Near-surface southerlies associated with the low-level jet transported a warm, humid air mass from south of the BFZ. Enhanced evaporation, which was mainly attributable to the high sea surface temperature of the Kuroshio, augmented the moisture content of the air mass and helped maintain a convectively unstable stratification in the lower troposphere around the BFZ. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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