Mesoscale convective complexes in Rio Grande do Sul between October and December of 2003 and associated precipitation

This study investigates the occurrences of Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCC) and the associated precipitation in the southernmost Brazilian state, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), from October to December of 2003. The identification of MCC events was done using ForTraCC. The MCC precipitation was based on the daily data of 31 local weather stations. Twenty-two MCC events were identified over RS during the three month study period, and this total, seven events occurred in October, seven in November and eight in December. Results point to an MCC associated precipitation average of 119 mm in October, 90 mm in November and 152 mm in December. The percentages for MCC precipitation averages, for the period, were 64% in October, 65% in November and 61% in December. The average accumulated volume of MCC precipitation for the three months was 361 mm (63%). This confirms that MCC events contributed significantly to the precipitation totals in RS, and were responsible for almost two thirds of the precipitation in RS, for the period.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Viana,Denilson Ribeiro, Aquino,Francisco Eliseu, Burgobraga,Ricardo, Ferreira,Nelson Jesus
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2009
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862009000300003
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