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The Disparities Between Locally Developed Warm-sector Short- and Long-term Heavy Precipitation Events Along the South China Coast: Circulation Background and Divergence-vorticity Configuration
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  • Haisheng Liu,
  • Xiaogang Huang,
  • Jianfang Fei,
  • Xiaoping Cheng,
  • Xiangrong Yang,
  • Jing Sun,
  • Chi Zhang
Haisheng Liu
College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology
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Xiaogang Huang
College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology

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Jianfang Fei
College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology
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Xiaoping Cheng
College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology
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Xiangrong Yang
College of Meteorology and Oceanology, PLA University of Science & Technology
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Jing Sun
Hubei Key Laboratory for Heavy Rain Monitoring and Warning Research, Institute of Heavy Rain, CMA, Wuhan, China.
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Chi Zhang
Units 93886 of PLA
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Abstract

The disparities in circulation backgrounds and divergence-vorticity configurations of locally developed warm-sector short- and long-term heavy precipitation events (SHPEs & LHPEs) are compared in this work. Results show that double LLJs accompany the evolution of both types of rainstorms but SHPEs are mainly located in the negative relative vorticity (RV) area to the right of the synoptic-related LLJ, while LHPEs are located in the positive RV area to the left side of LLJ. When triggering, both types of rainstorms maintain the structure of bottom convergence and lower-middle layer (875-700 hPa) divergence. Then, in the lower-middle layer of the SHPE, the negative RH encourages the transition from divergence to convergence, which prevents convection from continuing, but the LHPE always retains its prior structure, allowing it to endure longer. This work provides new insights into the evolution of rainstorms with different durations, which can aid in the accurate forecasting of warm-sector rainstorms.
20 Jul 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive
22 Jul 2024Published in ESS Open Archive