Heavy Rainfall Events in Southern China Associated with Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal: A Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. Datasets
2.2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Heavy Rainfall Events Associated with TCs in the BOB
3.2. Air Parcel Transport Trajectories Associated with the Heavy Rainfall Event
3.3. Synoptic-Scale Circulation Environments
3.4. Possible Factors in the Development of Heavy Rainfall
3.4.1. Moisture Configuration
3.4.2. Physical Lifting and Frontogenesis
3.4.3. Role of the Upper-Level EASJ
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yuan, J.; Lü, J.; Feng, D.; Mao, M.; Feng, T.; Yin, J.; Zuo, L. Heavy Rainfall Events in Southern China Associated with Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal: A Case Study. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100574
Yuan J, Lü J, Feng D, Mao M, Feng T, Yin J, Zuo L. Heavy Rainfall Events in Southern China Associated with Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal: A Case Study. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(10):574. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100574
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Junpeng, Jiao Lü, Dian Feng, Mengni Mao, Tao Feng, Juyue Yin, and Ling Zuo. 2019. "Heavy Rainfall Events in Southern China Associated with Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal: A Case Study" Atmosphere 10, no. 10: 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100574