'Mesoscale convective systems' presentation slideshows

Some heavy precipitation issues

Some heavy precipitation issues. Heavy precipitation at a location = intensity x longevity. Common sources of heavy precipitation in U.S. Mesoscale convective systems and vortices Orographically induced, trapped or influenced storms Landfalling tropical cyclones.

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The Tropical Cloud Population

The Tropical Cloud Population. R. A. Houze Lecture, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, 9 August 2010. Clouds in Low Latitudes. Lecture Sequence. Basic tropical cloud types Severe convection & mesoscale systems Tropical cloud population Convective feedbacks to large-scales

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Severe Convection and Mesoscale Convective Systems

Severe Convection and Mesoscale Convective Systems. R. A. Houze Lecture, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, 5 August 2010. Clouds in Low Latitudes. Lecture Sequence. Basic tropical cloud types Severe convection & mesoscale systems Tropical cloud population

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Forecasting the Maintenance of Mesoscale Convective Systems Crossing the Appalachian Mountains

Forecasting the Maintenance of Mesoscale Convective Systems Crossing the Appalachian Mountains. Casey Letkewicz CSTAR Workshop October 28, 2010. 9 August 2000. 20 April 2000. Observational Study. 20 crossing and 20 noncrossing cases from Keighton et al. 2007 database

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Section 5.7 Hot Issues

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Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCCs)

Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCCs). MCCs. Definition Climatology Environmental Characteristics Typical Evolution and Structure Forecasting. Definition. Examples of MCCs. A Mesoscale Convective Complex (MCC): Defined by Maddox (1980) and based entirely

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Anvil Clouds of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Their Effects on the Radiative Heating Structure

ANVIL. A S. ANVIL. Anvil Clouds of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Their Effects on the Radiative Heating Structure Jian Yuan and Robert A. Houze, University of Washington. A SMCS. ASR Science Team Meeting March 2010, Bethesda, MD. Introduction

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