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A 17 year climatology of the macrophysical properties of convection in Darwin
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Scott M. Collis
Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Valentin Louf
School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University,
Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
Alain Protat
Bureau of Meteorology, 700 Collins
St., Docklands, VIC 3208, Australia
Leon Majewski
Bureau of Meteorology, 700 Collins
St., Docklands, VIC 3208, Australia
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This paper looks at a 17 year database of echo top heights of thunderstorms in Darwin retrieved by CPOL. We find that the echo top heights are generally bimodal, corresponding to cumulus congestus and deep convection, and show a greater bimodality during an inactive MJO. Furthermore, we find that convective cell areas are larger in break conditions compared to monsoon conditions, but only during MJO-inactive conditions.
This paper looks at a 17 year database of echo top heights of thunderstorms in Darwin retrieved...
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