NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDY OF CLOUD INTERACTION AND FORMATION MECHANISM OF HEAVY RAIN IN MIXED CONVECTIVE-STRATIFORM CLOUD

Using the numerical model of mixed convective-stratiform clouds(MCS)in the paper(Hong 1997)and the averaged stratification of torrential rain processes,the evolution processes, interaction of the two kinds of clouds,structure and the precipitation features in the MCS to produce heavy rain are simulated and studied,and the physical reasons of producing torrential rain are analysed.The results indicate that the stratiform cloud surrounding the convective cloud becomes weakened and dissipates in the developing and enhancing of the convective cloud,and the rainfall rate and water content in the stratiform cloud increase as the distance from the convective cloud becomes larger.The numerical experiments find out that the stratiform cloud provides a benificial developing environment for the convective cloud,i.e.,the saturated environment and the convergence field in the stratiform cloud help to lengthen the life cycle of the convective cloud, produce sustained rainfall with high intensity and intermittent precipitation with ultra-high intensity.These and the ice phase microphysical processes are the main factors for the torrential rain formation and the MCS is a very effective precipitation system.