FRONTAL AND MESOHIGH (850 MB)Why does the orientation of the low-level jet favor heavy rainfall? (From Maddox et al. 1980)
Td=14 oC
FRONTAL
Td=16 oC
Axis of
Max Winds
MESOHIGH
120 nm
Td=10 oC
Td=14 oC
Td=12 oC
Max Winds
Axis of
120 nm
SCALE IS USUALLY SMALLER FOR MESOHIGH EVENTS (Kane et al., 1987, J. Climate Appl. Meteor., 26, 1345-1357)
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