Probabilistic Evaluation of Tibetan Plateau Mesoscale Vortex on 18 July 2013

Figure 3

Averaged 500 hPa geopotential heights (GPHs) (red contours; unit: gpm) and wind (black vectors; unit: m/s) from ERA-Interim reanalysis data and gauge-based precipitation data (green contours for 10 mm and blue contours for 50 mm) for 24 h period: (a) 1200 UTC 16 July–1200 UTC 17 July; (b) 1200 UTC 17 July–1200 UTC 18 July. The blue rectangle indicates the Sichuan Province area where 500 hPa GPHs are averaged. The shaded areas show the terrain elevations (shaded every 1000 m) in eastern Eurasia.

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