Composition and Thermal Structure of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere in a Penetrating Mesoscale Convective Complex Determined by Satellite Observations and Model Simulations

Figure 6

Meridional cross-sections along 107.3°E in the mature stage of the MCC from the WRF simulations. (a) Divergence (10⁻³ s⁻¹, shading), vertical velocity (Pa·s⁻¹, black contours), and meridional temperature deviation (°C, blue contours). (b) Temperature profiles at the mature (blue curves) and early (red curves) stages of the MCC. (c) Total IWC (mg·kg⁻¹, shading) and potential pseudo equivalent temperature (K, black contours). (d) Water vapor content (mg·kg⁻¹, shading) and potential pseudo equivalent temperature (K, black contours).

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