Articles | Volume 9, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-7591-2009
© Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
12 Oct 2009
Clarification on the generation of absolute and potential vorticity in mesoscale convective vortices
Abstract. In this paper, we clarify several outstanding issues concerning the predominant mechanism of vorticity generation in mesoscale convective vortices (MCVs) in weak to modest baroclinic environments with nonzero Coriolis parameter. We examine also the corresponding diabatic heating profiles of the convective and stratiform components of the MCS and their effects on the concentration and dilution of PV substance.
