Climatology of precipitation and clouds over CHILI
CHILI


General info
Precipitation
System properties
Cloud
Seasonal variation
Diurnal variation
Vertical Structure
Extreme events
Time series
  • Precipitation geographical distribution

  • Over CHILI , mean annual precipitation are estimated with 213.3 (mm/year) from precipitation radar, and 476.1 (mm/year) from microwave radiometer observations. (see high resolution precipitation product , NOTE: it may take long time to generate for large area) In total, thunderstorms (systems with detected lightning flashes) contribute 42 %, MCSs (Mesoscale convective systems with raining area > 2000 km^2) contribute 63 % of all precipitation.

  • Precipitation seasonal and diurnal variation

  • Seasonal and diurnal variations of rainfall over CHILI are shown in following figure. You may check the details of rainfall contributions from precipitation systems with different sizes and intensities in various seasons and at different local times.


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