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MCS - Mesoscale Convective System: a complex of thunderstorms which becomes organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms, and normally persists for several hours or more. MCSs may be round or linear in shape, and include systems such as tropical cyclones, squall lines, and MCCs (among others). MCS often is used to describe a cluster of thunderstorms that does not satisfy the size, shape, or duration criteria of an MCC.
MCC - Mesoscale Convective Complex: A large MCS, generally round or oval-shaped, which normally reaches peak intensity at night. The formal definition includes specific minimum criteria for size, duration, and eccentricity (i.e., "roundness"), based on the cloud shield as seen on infrared satellite photographs:
-Size: Area of cloud top -32 degrees C or less: 100,000 square kilometers or more, and area of cloud top -52 degrees C or less: 50,000 square kilometers or more.
-Duration: Size criteria must be met for at least 6 hours.
-Eccentricity: Minor/major axis at least 0.7.
Aan criteria 1 lijkt voldaan.
Aan criteria 2 misschien ook wel.
Aan criteria 3 na schatting misschien ook wel.
Conclusie: MCS lijkt me zeker plausibel.
MCS - Mesoscale Convective System: a complex of thunderstorms which becomes organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms, and normally persists for several hours or more. MCSs may be round or linear in shape, and include systems such as tropical cyclones, squall lines, and MCCs (among others). MCS often is used to describe a cluster of thunderstorms that does not satisfy the size, shape, or duration criteria of an MCC.
MCC - Mesoscale Convective Complex: A large MCS, generally round or oval-shaped, which normally reaches peak intensity at night. The formal definition includes specific minimum criteria for size, duration, and eccentricity (i.e., "roundness"), based on the cloud shield as seen on infrared satellite photographs:
-Size: Area of cloud top -32 degrees C or less: 100,000 square kilometers or more, and area of cloud top -52 degrees C or less: 50,000 square kilometers or more.
-Duration: Size criteria must be met for at least 6 hours.
-Eccentricity: Minor/major axis at least 0.7.
Aan criteria 1 lijkt voldaan.
Aan criteria 2 misschien ook wel.
Aan criteria 3 na schatting misschien ook wel.
Conclusie: MCS lijkt me zeker plausibel.
Bericht laatst bijgewerkt: 03-05-2005 08:26
