Mesoscale convective systems: a satellite-data-based climatology

Bartels, Diana L.; Skradski, Jane M.; Menard, Raymond D.

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Mesoscale convective systems: a satellite-data-based climatology

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1984
By Bartels, Diana L. ; Skradski, Jane M. ; Menard, Raymond D.
Series: NOAA technical memorandum ERL ESG 8

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Bartels, Diana L. ; Skradski, Jane M. ; Menard, Raymond D.
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Environmental Research Laboratories (U.S.). Environmental Sciences Group
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
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The occurrence of significant Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) over the central United States during April through July is established on the basis of satellite imagery. Track figures for previously documented 1978-1982 Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCCs), as well as smaller cloud clusters and convective lines that occurred during 1979-1983, are presented. Other climatological attributes, including diurnal characteristics and average durations, are extracted from a tabular documentation of more than 500 meso-systems. This satel1ite-data-based climatology of convective weather systems may be used, in conjunction with climatologies of severe thunderstorms, as a research resource to help to improve our understanding of central United States convective weather.
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Climatology Convection (Meteorology) Remote Sensing Remote Sensing
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NOAA technical memorandum ERL ESG ; 8
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Technical Memorandum
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