Research Article

Cause Analysis on Eastward Movement of Southwest China Vortex and Its Induced Heavy Rainfall in South China

Figure 9

Spatial distribution of (a, c, e) MPV1 and (b, d, f) MPV2 at 850 hPa during the SWV development. Their unit in PVU (1 PVU = 10−6 m2·K·s−1·kg−1).
(a) MPV1 at 1200 UTC 12
(b) MPV2 at 1200 UTC 12
(c) MPV1 at 1800 UTC 12
(d) MPV2 at 1800 UTC 12
(e) MPV1 at 0000 UTC 13
(f) MPV2 at 0000 UTC 13