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http://dx.doi.org/10.5322/JESI.2019.28.9.765

A Study on the Synoptic Structural Characteristics of Heavy Snowfall Event in Yeongdong Area that Occurred on 20 January, 2017  

Ahn, Bo-Young (High Impact Weather Research Center, Observation and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Lee, Jeong-sun (High Impact Weather Research Center, Observation and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Kim, Baek-Jo (High Impact Weather Research Center, Observation and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Kim, Hui-won (Observation Division, Gangwon Regional Meteorological Administration)
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Journal of Environmental Science International / v.28, no.9, 2019 , pp. 765-784 More about this Journal
Abstract
The synoptic structural characteristics associated with heavy snowfall (Bukgangneung: 31.3 cm) that occurred in the Yeongdong area on 20 January 2017 was investigated using surface and upper-level weather charts, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis data, radiosonde data, and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) cloud product. The cold dome and warm trough of approximately 500 hPa appeared with tropopause folding. As a result, cold and dry air penetrated into the middle and upper levels. At this time, the enhanced cyclonic potential vorticity caused strong baroclinicity, resulting in the sudden development of low pressure at the surface. Under the synoptic structure, localized heavy snowfall occurred in the Yeongdong area within a short time. These results can be confirmed from the vertical analysis of radiosonde data and the characteristics of the MODIS cloud product.
Keywords
Yeongdong; Heavy snowfall; Tropopause folding; Radiosonde; Modis;
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