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A Study on the Characteristics of the Heavy Rainfall Events in Honam District along the Border of mT Airmass

  • Yang, Se-Hwan (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Ryu, Chan-Su (Dept. of Earth Sci. Edu. Chosun Univ.)
  • Received : 2012.11.11
  • Accepted : 2012.12.21
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

District of Korea affected by westerly wind and heavy rainfall is predominantly distributed in the west and south of Honam district. So, this study is becoming a necessity. In this study, it is investigated that the characteristics of heavy rainfall occurred frequently in Honam district along the border of mT airmass after the end of rainy season due to atmospheric instability, lower (850 hPa) convergence and topographic effect. Our results show that heavy rainfall occurred in Honam district along the border of mT airmass results from the appropriate mechanism of the unstable vertical structure and moisture flux in the expansion and contraction of the border of mT airmass. All things considered, the improvement of the predictability of heavy rainfall occurred in Honam district along the border of mT airmass could be possible by the generalization of the results of this study.

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