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Articles | Volume 26, issue 18
Articles | Volume 26, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-13157-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-13157-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 18
Research article
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18 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 18 Sep 2026

An observational perspective on precipitation efficiency of mesoscale convective systems over the Asian Monsoon Region

Thabo Makgoale, Sylvia Sullivan, and Julia Kukulies

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Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) produce a major portion of tropical rainfall. but how efficiently cloud water becomes rain remains uncertain. Using satellite observations and atmospheric reanalysis, we analyzed thousands of MCSs over the Asian monsoon region. We find that these organized systems produce rain more efficiently than non-MCS, particularly when clouds grow larger and deeper and during early stages of system development.
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