Doppler Radar Data Analysis of A Low-shear Vortex System in Northern Guizhou

With Zunyi CINRAD/CD Doppler radar data and other data,a hail wind and heavy rainfall in short time occurred on July 10,2008 in northern Guizhou Province was analyzed in this study.The results showed that the system was affected by the southward of cold air pressure in a low-shear vortex zone.Echo monomer initially developed and arranged along the shear line,and there was hail weather in echo location with intense development.Before the hail shooting,the strongest echo value was 60-65 dBz.When the hail shooting,the low-elevation echo intensity sharply increased to 55-60 dBz with echo height of 11-15 km and VIL values35 kg/m2,and its echo distribution showed band characteristics of vortex.When the vortex center moved to the original echo,echo intensity increased,resulting in a profound and lasting convergence of cyclones,and hail or strong wind occurred on the ground.Hail and strong short-term precipitation in towns of northern Renhuai might be related to the left inverted U-terrain.Echoes from Yongxing and Yuquan in Meitan,Xuekong and Xitou in Renhuai were the supercell echoes,and other regional hail shooting echoes were strong multi-monomer echoes.