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The effects of vertical wind shear, radiation and ice microphysics on precipitation efficiency (PE) were investigated through analysis of modeling data of a torrential rainfall event over Jinan, China during July 2007. Vertical wind shear affected PE by changing the kinetic energy conversion between the mean and perturbation circulations. Cloud-radiation interaction impacted upon PE, but the relationship related to cloud radiative effects on PE was not statistically significant. The reduction in deposition processes associated with the removal of ice microphysics suppressed efficiency. The relationships related to effects of vertical wind shear, radiation and ice clouds on PEs defined in cloud and surface rainfall budgets were more statistically significant than that defined in the rain microphysical budget.
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Zhou, Y. Effects of vertical wind shear, radiation and ice microphysics on precipitation efficiency during a torrential rainfall event in China. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 30, 1809–1820 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-013-3007-1
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