On the Relationship of a Low-Level Jet and the Formation of a Heavy-Rainfall-Producing Mesoscale Vortex over the Yangtze River Basin

Dabie vortices (DBVs) are a type of heavy-rainfall-producing mesoscale vortices that appear with a high frequency around the Dabie Mountain over the Yangtze River Basin. For a long time, scholars have found that DBVs tend to form when a low-level jet (LLJ) appears in their neighboring regions. Howev...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shen-Ming Fu, Huan Tang, Yu Li, Hui Ma, Jian-Hua Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/2/156