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<div class="paragraph">A midlevel, [[warm low|warm-core low pressure center]] that develops within the [[stratiform]] region of a [[mesoscale convective system]] (MCS) as a result of [[latent heat]] release over a multihour time period. The [[cyclonic]] [[vortex]] has a diameter ranging from 50 to 200 km (31 to 124 mi) and a depth from 2.5 to 5 km (1.5 to 3.1 mi). An MCV can persist for 12 hours or more after its parent MCS has dissipated. A residual MCV may help initiate a subsequent episode of [[convection]]. An MCV that moves into tropical waters can serve as a nucleus for a [[tropical cyclone]].</div><br/> | <div class="paragraph">A midlevel, [[warm low|warm-core low pressure center]] that develops within the [[stratiform]] region of a [[mesoscale convective system]] (MCS) as a result of [[latent heat]] release over a multihour time period. The [[cyclonic]] [[vortex]] has a diameter ranging from 50 to 200 km (31 to 124 mi) and a depth from 2.5 to 5 km (1.5 to 3.1 mi). An MCV can persist for 12 hours or more after its parent MCS has dissipated. A residual MCV may help initiate a subsequent episode of [[convection]]. An MCV that moves into tropical waters can serve as a nucleus for a [[tropical cyclone]].</div><br/> | ||
| − | <p>Bartels, D. L., and R. A. Maddox, 1991: Midlevel cyclonic vortices generated by mesoscale convective systems. ''Mon. Wea. Rev.'', '''119''', 104–118, doi | + | <p>Bartels, D. L., and R. A. Maddox, 1991: Midlevel cyclonic vortices generated by mesoscale convective systems. ''Mon. Wea. Rev.'', '''119''', 104–118, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1991)119%3C0104:MCVGBM%3E2.0.CO;2.<br/> |
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| − | Davis, C. A., and M. L. Weisman, 1994: Balanced dynamics of mesoscale vortices produced in simulated convective systems. ''J. Atmos. Sci.'', '''51''', 2005–2030, doi | + | Davis, C. A., and M. L. Weisman, 1994: Balanced dynamics of mesoscale vortices produced in simulated convective systems. ''J. Atmos. Sci.'', '''51''', 2005–2030, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1994)051%3C2005:BDOMVP%3E2.0.CO;2.<br/> |
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| − | —, and Coauthors, 2004: The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment: Observations and opportunities. ''Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.'', '''85''', 1075–1093, doi | + | —, and Coauthors, 2004: The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment: Observations and opportunities. ''Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.'', '''85''', 1075–1093, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-85-8-1075.</p><br/> |
<p>''Term updated 18 March 2019.''</p> | <p>''Term updated 18 March 2019.''</p> | ||
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mesoscale convective vortex
Bartels, D. L., and R. A. Maddox, 1991: Midlevel cyclonic vortices generated by mesoscale convective systems. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 104–118, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1991)119%3C0104:MCVGBM%3E2.0.CO;2.
Davis, C. A., and M. L. Weisman, 1994: Balanced dynamics of mesoscale vortices produced in simulated convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 2005–2030, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1994)051%3C2005:BDOMVP%3E2.0.CO;2.
—, and Coauthors, 2004: The Bow Echo and MCV Experiment: Observations and opportunities. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 1075–1093, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-85-8-1075.
Term updated 18 March 2019.
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