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标题：Using Satellite Data to Analyze the Initiation and Evolution of Deep Convective Clouds
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作者：Cao Zhi-Qiang ; Huang Qing-Ni ; Zhao Su-Rong 等
期刊名称：Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters
印刷版ISSN：1674-2834
电子版ISSN：2376-6123
出版年度：2013
卷号：6
期号：6
页码：445-450
DOI：10.3878/j.issn.1674-2834.13.0007
语种：English
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：In this study, two deep convective cloud cases were analyzed in detail to study their initiation and evolution. In both cases, all deep convective clouds were posi-tioned at the rear of the cold front cloud bands and propagated backward. Satellite data showed that prior to initiation of the deep convective clouds, thermodynamic and moist conditions were favorable for their formation. In the morning, a deep convective cloud at the rear of cold front cloud band propagated backward, the outflow boundary of which created favorable conditions for initiation. An additional deep convective cloud cluster moved in from the west and interacted with the outflow boundary to develop a mesoscale convective system (MCS) with large, ellipse-shaped deep convective clouds that brought strong rainfall. The initiation and evolution of these clouds are shown clearly in satellite data and provide significant information for nowcasting and short-term forecasting.
关键词：deep convective clouds; satellite data; initiation; evolution