Relevance of conditional symmetric instability in the interpretation of wide cold frontal rainbands. A case study: 20 May 1976 | Zendy

Lemaitre Y. | Zendy; Testud J. | Zendy

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Relevance of conditional symmetric instability in the interpretation of wide cold frontal rainbands. A case study: 20 May 1976

Author(s) -

Lemaitre Y.,

Testud J.

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1477-870X

pISSN - 0035-9009

DOI - 10.1002/qj.49711447913

Subject(s) - mesoscale meteorology , instability , geology , meteorology , interpretation (philosophy) , climatology , physics , geophysics , atmospheric sciences , mechanics , computer science , programming language

Comparisons are made between the characteristics of rainbands observed in a frontal system using a C‐band Doppler radar and dynamical mechanisms relevant on the mesoscale (∼100 km). The orientation of these rainbands, nearly aligned with the thermal wind, suggests that symmetric instability may play a role in their formation. This possible explanation of the precipitation is discussed.

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