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Satellite observations have revealed that some of the world's most intense deep convective storms occur near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina, South America. A C-band, dual-polarization Doppler weather radar recently installed in the city of Córdoba in 2015 is now providing a high-resolution radar perspective of this intense convection. Radar data from two austral spring and summer seasons (2015-17) are used to document the convective life cycle, while reanalysis data are utilized to construct storm environments across this region. Most of the storms in the region are multicellular and initiate most frequently during the early afternoon and late evening hours near and just east of the Sierras de Córdoba. Annually, the peak occurrence of these storms is during the austral summer months of December, January, and February. These Córdoba radar-based statistics are shown to be comparable to statistics derived from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar data. While generally similar to storm environments in the United States, storm environments in central Argentina tend to be characterized by larger CAPE and weaker low-level vertical wind shear. One of the more intriguing results is the relatively fast transition from first storms to larger mesoscale convective systems, compared with locations in the central United States. © 2018 American Meteorological Society.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina
Autor:Mulholland, J.P.; Nesbitt, S.W.; Trapp, R.J.; Rasmussen, K.L.; Salio, P.V.
Filiación:Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Climatology; Convective storms; Mesoscale processes; Radars/Radar observations; Reanalysis data; Storm environments; Climatology; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Rain; Storms; Convective storms; Mesoscale process; Radars/radar observations; Reanalysis; Storm environments; Radar measurement; climatology; convective system; Doppler radar; life cycle analysis; mesoscale meteorology; spring (season); storm; summer; TRMM; Argentina; Sierras de Cordoba
Año:2018
Volumen:146
Número:8
Página de inicio:2541
Página de fin:2557
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0081.1
Título revista:Monthly Weather Review
Título revista abreviado:Mon. Weather Rev.
ISSN:00270644
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00270644_v146_n8_p2541_Mulholland

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Mulholland, J.P., Nesbitt, S.W., Trapp, R.J., Rasmussen, K.L. & Salio, P.V. (2018) . Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina. Monthly Weather Review, 146(8), 2541-2557.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0081.1
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Mulholland, J.P., Nesbitt, S.W., Trapp, R.J., Rasmussen, K.L., Salio, P.V. "Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina" . Monthly Weather Review 146, no. 8 (2018) : 2541-2557.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0081.1
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Mulholland, J.P., Nesbitt, S.W., Trapp, R.J., Rasmussen, K.L., Salio, P.V. "Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina" . Monthly Weather Review, vol. 146, no. 8, 2018, pp. 2541-2557.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0081.1
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Mulholland, J.P., Nesbitt, S.W., Trapp, R.J., Rasmussen, K.L., Salio, P.V. Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina. Mon. Weather Rev. 2018;146(8):2541-2557.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-18-0081.1