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http://dx.doi.org/10.14191/Atmos.2018.28.2.187

A Case Study of Heavy Snowfall with Thunder and Lightning in Youngdong Area  

Kim, Hae-Min (Hig-Impact Weather Research Center, Observational and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Jung, Sueng-Pill (Hig-Impact Weather Research Center, Observational and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
In, So-Ra (Hig-Impact Weather Research Center, Observational and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
Choi, Byoung-Choel (Hig-Impact Weather Research Center, Observational and Forecast Research Division, National Institute of Meteorological Sciences)
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Atmosphere / v.28, no.2, 2018 , pp. 187-200 More about this Journal
Abstract
The heavy snowfall phenomenon with thunder and lightning occurred in Yeongdong coastal region on 20 January 2017. Amount of snow on that day was a maximum of 47 cm and was concentrated in a short time (2 hours) at the Yeongdong coastal area. The mechanism of thundersnow was investigated to describe in detail using observational data and numerical simulation (Weather Research and Forecast, WRF) applied lightning option. The results show that a convective cloud occurred at the Yeongdong coastal area. The east wind flow was generated and the pressure gradient force was maximized by the rapidly developed cyclone. The cold and dry air in the upper atmosphere has descended (so called tropopause folding) atmospheric lower layer at precipitation peak time (1200 LST). In addition, latent heat in the lower atmosphere layer and warm sea surface temperature caused thermal instability. The convective cloud caused by the strong thermal instability was developed up to 6 km at that time. And the backdoor cold front was determined by the change characteristics of meteorological elements and shear line in the east sea. Instability indexes such as Total totals Index (TT) and Lightning Potential Index (LPI) are also confirmed as one of good predictability indicates for the explosive precipitation of convective rainfall.
Keywords
Convective cloud; snowfall; lightning; thundersnow; WRF;
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