Mesoscale meteorological conditions favoring the occurrence of deep convection in Western Cuba

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Published: Jul 3, 2013
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Severe local storms, mesoscale, threshold, Cuba

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Carlos Manuel González Ramírez
Centro Meteorológico Territorial Artemisa-Mayabeque, Instituto de Meteorología
Gisell Aguilar Oro
Centro de Pronóstico del Tiempo, Instituto de Meteorología

Abstract

To develop research were selected cases of severe weather outbreaks occurred in the rainy season (May to October) from 1999 until 2011 for the western region of Cuba. The study developed the synoptic and mesoscale analysis for each case of an outbreak of severe weather in the hours 1200 UTC and 1800 UTC, using meteorological variables such as atmospheric pressure sea level, the wind speed and direction, the air temperature, the dew point temperature and barometric trend, estimated between 1800 UTC and 1200 UTC. The synoptic analysis of each outbreak allowed five groups severity cause. Thresholds were found wind power to certain cases of Severe Local Storms, and the location of the mesoscale flow line. It was determined that the 1800 UTC responds more precisely the location of the line of convergence that may favor the severity coinciding with areas of lower air pressure.

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González RamírezC. M., & Aguilar OroG. (2013). Mesoscale meteorological conditions favoring the occurrence of deep convection in Western Cuba. Revista Cubana De Meteorología, 19(2), 127-139. Retrieved from http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/151
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Vol 19 No 2 (2013): Vol. 19, No. 2, julio - diciembre, 2013
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