@article{5ad32d16e7b74756ac576691b397ae40,
title = "Convective storm life cycle and environments near the Sierras de C{\'o}rdoba, Argentina",
abstract = "Satellite observations have revealed that some of the world's most intense deep convective storms occur near the Sierras de C{\'o}rdoba, Argentina, South America. A C-band, dual-polarization Doppler weather radar recently installed in the city of C{\'o}rdoba in 2015 is now providing a high-resolution radar perspective of this intense convection. Radar data from two austral spring and summer seasons (2015-17) are used to document the convective life cycle, while reanalysis data are utilized to construct storm environments across this region. Most of the storms in the region are multicellular and initiate most frequently during the early afternoon and late evening hours near and just east of the Sierras de C{\'o}rdoba. Annually, the peak occurrence of these storms is during the austral summer months of December, January, and February. These C{\'o}rdoba radar-based statistics are shown to be comparable to statistics derived from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar data. While generally similar to storm environments in the United States, storm environments in central Argentina tend to be characterized by larger CAPE and weaker low-level vertical wind shear. One of the more intriguing results is the relatively fast transition from first storms to larger mesoscale convective systems, compared with locations in the central United States.",
keywords = "Climatology, Convective storms, Mesoscale processes, Radars/Radar observations, Reanalysis data, Storm environments",
author = "Mulholland, {Jake P.} and Nesbitt, {Stephen W.} and Trapp, {Robert J.} and Rasmussen, {Kristen L.} and Salio, {Paola V.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Jim Wilson and Rita Roberts (National Center for Atmospheric Research) and Robert Rauber and Deanna Hence (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; UIUC) for fruitful discussion and Benjamin Vega-Westhoff, Chuan-Chieh Chang, and Tzu-shun Lin (UIUC) for computing assistance. The authors would also like to thank editor Dr. Pam Heinselman and two reviewers for improving this manuscript. Many thanks go to Janice Mulholland for her useful comments improving this manuscript. Support for this work was made possible by National Science Foundation Grants AGS-1661799 for the first and second authors, AGS-1661800 for the third author, and AGS-1661657 for the fourth author Funding Information: Acknowledgments. The authors thank Jim Wilson and Rita Roberts (National Center for Atmospheric Research) and Robert Rauber and Deanna Hence (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; UIUC) for fruitful discussion and Benjamin Vega-Westhoff, Chuan-Chieh Chang, and Tzu-shun Lin (UIUC) for computing assistance. The authors would also like to thank editor Dr. Pam Heinselman and two reviewers for improving this manuscript. Many thanks go to Janice Mulholland for her useful comments improving this manuscript. Support for this work was made possible by National Science Foundation Grants AGS-1661799 for the first and second authors, AGS-1661800 for the third author, and AGS-1661657 for the fourth author. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 American Meteorological Society.",
year = "2018",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1175/MWR-D-18-0081.1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "146",
pages = "2541--2557",
journal = "Monthly Weather Review",
issn = "0027-0644",
publisher = "American Meteorological Society",
number = "8",
}