A comparison of summer precipitation structures over the South China Sea and the East China Sea based on tropical rainfall measurementmission

LI Jiangnan; YANG Chaofeng; LI Fangzhou; HE Qihua; LI Weibiao

doi:10.1007/s13131-013-0376-3

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LI Jiangnan, YANG Chaofeng, LI Fangzhou, HE Qihua, LI Weibiao. A comparison of summer precipitation structures over the South China Sea and the East China Sea based on tropical rainfall measurementmission[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(11): 41-49. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0376-3

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LI Jiangnan, YANG Chaofeng, LI Fangzhou, HE Qihua, LI Weibiao. A comparison of summer precipitation structures over the South China Sea and the East China Sea based on tropical rainfall measurementmission[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(11): 41-49. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0376-3

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LI Jiangnan, YANG Chaofeng, LI Fangzhou, HE Qihua, LI Weibiao. A comparison of summer precipitation structures over the South China Sea and the East China Sea based on tropical rainfall measurementmission[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2013, 32(11): 41-49. doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0376-3

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A comparison of summer precipitation structures over the South China Sea and the East China Sea based on tropical rainfall measurementmission

doi: 10.1007/s13131-013-0376-3

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School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;Zhejiang Sub-bureau of East China Regional Air TrafficManagement Bureau of CAAC, Hangzhou 311207, China

Received Date: 2012-03-12
Rev Recd Date: 2012-12-17

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Abstract

The three-dimensional structures of summer precipitation over the South China Sea (SCS) and the East China Sea (ECS) are investigated based on tropical rainfall measurement mission (TRMM). The primary results are as follows. First, both the convective and stratiformprecipitationrates in the SCS aremuch higher than those of the ECS. The contribution of the convective cloud precipitation to the surface precipitation is primarily over the SCS and the ECS with a proportion of about 70%, but the contribution of convective cloud precipitation is slightly larger in the SCS than the ECS. The contribution of stratus precipitation is slightly larger in the ECS than that in the SCS. Second, the content of cloud particles and precipitation particles in the ECS in June was greater than that in the SCS, while in July and August, the content of cloud and precipitation particles in the ECS was less than that in the SCS. Third, the latent heat profile of the ECS is quite different fromthat of the SCS. In June, the peak values of evaporation and condensation latent heating rates in the ECS are greater than those in the SCS. In July and August, however, the peak values of evaporation and condensation latent heating rates in the ECS are about 0.05°/h less than those in the SCS.
- precipitation,
- three-dimensional structures,
- tropical rainfall measurement mission,
- South China Sea,
- East China Sea

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