Circulation typing with fuzzy rotated T-mode principal component analysis: methodological considerations

CC Ibebuchi, MB Richman - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023 - Springer
Circulation typing using rotated T-mode decomposition (ie, variable is time series and
observation is grid points) principal component analysis (PCA) requires up to four important …

Convection initiation at a coastal rainfall hotspot in South China: Synoptic patterns and orographic effects

L Bai, G Chen, Y Huang, Z Meng - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study documents the detailed features and processes of convection initiation (CI) at a
coastal rainfall hotspot in South China, with emphasis on the typical meteorological …

Nocturnal convection initiation over inland South China during a record-breaking heavy rainfall event

S Zhang, Z Liang, D Wang, G Chen - Monthly Weather Review, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
A local long-lived convective system developed at midnight over inland South China,
producing record-breaking rainfall in Guangzhou on 7 May 2017. This study examines the …

Roles of multi‐scale orography in triggering nocturnal convection at a summer rainfall hotspot over the South China coast: A case study

X Rao, K Zhao, X Chen, A Huang, S Hu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The northern mountainous area of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) is a center of convection and
heavy rainfall of coastal southern China during the summer monsoon season. Although …

General features and synoptic-scale environments of mesoscale convective systems over South China during the 2013–2017 pre-summer rainy seasons

Y Chen, Y Luo, B Liu - Atmospheric Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzes general features and circulation patterns of 98 quasi-linear meso-scale
convective systems (MCSs) over South China (SC) during May 1 to June 15, 2013–2017 …

Spatiotemporal features and associated synoptic patterns of extremely persistent heavy rainfall over China

H Liu, X Huang, J Fei, C Zhang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extremely persistent heavy rainfall (EPHR) is characterized by high rainfall intensity and
long durations, which can cause destructive natural disasters. In this study, hourly merged …

Synoptic control on the initiation and rainfall characteristics of warm‐season MCSs over the South China Coast

C Wang, X Chen, K Zhao… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The South China coast (SCC) experiences frequent heavy rainfall during the warm
season (May–September). Objective classification analysis on 925‐hPa geopotential height …

Observations of heavy short-term rainfall hotspots associated with warm-sector episodes over coastal South China

Z Zeng, D Wang - Atmospheric Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Coastal South China is frequently exposed to substantial rainfall within fronts-free
environments during the presummer rainy season, which recurrently leads to severe …

Impacts of urban expansion on the diurnal variations of summer monsoon precipitation over the South China coast

Z Li, JCL Chan, K Zhao, X Chen - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the possible relationship between changes in monsoonal (May–
June) rainfall diurnal variations over the south China coast and urban surface processes …

Uplift mechanism of coastal extremely persistent heavy rainfall (EPHR): The key role of low‐level jets and ageostrophic winds in the boundary layer

X Huang, C Zhang, J Fei, X Cheng… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extremely persistent heavy rainfall (EPHR) events frequently occur in southern China. The
mechanisms underlying their generation and development are not well understood, and this …