MAINTAINABLE MECHANISM OF MESO-β SCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM

By means of the Penn State-NCAR Mesoscale Model Version 5(MM5)with a horizontalresolution of 20 km.the maintainable mechanism of Meso-β scale Convective System(Mβ CS)hasbeen investigated on the basis of simulation of the temporal and spatial thermodynamics structureof the MβCS which occurred in Wuhan and its surroundings on 21 July 1998.The occurrence of thesignificant warm-core in the center of the MβCS happened in Changjiang River Basin between theMufu Mountain and the Dabie Mountain.To the southern side of the MβCS,there exist thesouthwest low-level jet(LLJ)and the vertical secondary circulation in the low and middletroposphere respectively.In respect to the northern of the MβCS,the northwest jet emerges in theupper troposphere,accompanied with cold and dry atmosphere downdrafts,resulting in anothersecondary circulation.The foregoing mentioned vertical wind shear provides a favorable dynamicalenvironment for the intensification and maintenance of the MβCS.Equally important,the latentheat release associated with the MβCS produces the warm center in the middle troposphere and thepressure falls.The pressure drop then accelerates air parcels toward the low leading to strongconvergence as well as the intensified convection,establishing a positive feedback between theconvection and the latent heat release,which is the thermodynamic mechanism of the developmentand maintenance of the MβCS.