Clarification on the generation of absolute and potential vorticity in mesoscale convective vortices

被引:16
作者
Conzemius, R. J. [1 ,2 ]
Montgomery, M. T. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Colorado State Univ, Dept Atmospher Sci, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[2] WindLogics Inc, Grand Rapids, MI USA
[3] Naval Postgrad Sch, Monterey, CA USA
关键词
SQUALL LINES; VORTEX; EVOLUTION; SYSTEM; MIDLATITUDE; PRECIPITATION; MECHANISMS; SIMULATION;
D O I
10.5194/acp-9-7591-2009
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In this paper, we clarify several outstanding issues concerning the predominant mechanism of vorticity generation in mesoscale convective vortices (MCVs) in weak to modest baroclinic environments with nonzero Coriolis parameter. We examine also the corresponding diabatic heating profiles of the convective and stratiform components of the MCS and their effects on the concentration and dilution of PV substance.
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页码:7591 / 7605
页数:15
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