Articles | Volume 24, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7123-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-7123-2024
Research article
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21 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 21 Jun 2024

Microphysical characteristics of precipitation within convective overshooting over East China observed by GPM DPR and ERA5

Nan Sun, Gaopeng Lu, and Yunfei Fu

Data sets

ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5) ECMWF https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/dataset/ecmwf-reanalysis-v5

GPM DPR Precipitation Profile L2A 1.5 hours 5 km V07 T. Iguchi and R. Meneghini https://doi.org/10.5067/GPM/DPR/GPM/2A/07

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Microphysical characteristics of convective overshooting are essential but poorly understood, and we examine them by using the latest data. (1) Convective overshooting events mainly occur over NC (Northeast China) and northern MEC (Middle and East China). (2) Radar reflectivity of convective overshooting over NC accounts for a higher proportion below the zero level, while the opposite is the case for MEC and SC (South China). (3) Droplets of convective overshooting are large but sparse.
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