Characteristics of Atmospheric Environments of Quasi-Stationary Convective Bands in Kyushu, Japan during the July 2020 Heavy Rainfall Event
Kentaro Araki, Teruyuki Kato, Yasutaka Hirockawa, Wataru Mashiko
Abstract
This study investigated characteristics of atmospheric environmental fields in the occurrence of quasi-stationary convective bands (QSCBs) in Kyushu, western Japan during the July 2020 heavy rainfall event. We performed case studies of extreme rainfall subevents in the Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures on 3-4 July (2020KK) and northern Kyushu on 6-7 July 2020 (2020NK), compared with two heavy rainfall events in northern Kyushu in 2017 and 2018.
Topics & Concepts
ClimatologyEnvironmental scienceEvent (particle physics)ConvectionAtmospheric sciencesMeteorologyGeologyGeographyQuantum mechanicsPhysicsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsClimate variability and modelsAtmospheric aerosols and clouds