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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) > DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUD SYSTEMS

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DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUD SYSTEMS  

Definition

  • (Also called Mesoscale Convective System) A cloud system that occurs in connection with an ensemble of thunderstorms and produces a contiguous precipitation area on the order of 100 km or more in horizontal scale in at least one direction. (en)

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  • 2013-02-14 09:10:10.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUD SYSTEMS [879cccd4-d375-40f6-8bee-6f58efd2dd61,82193] - CONVECTIVE CLOUDS/SYSTEMS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED) [9a802ef3-680d-4bc6-a42e-aa84d5eb9908,82127]);
  • 2017-03-16 10:22:25.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: (Also called Mesoscale Convective System) A cloud system that occurs in connection with an ensemble of thunderstorms and produces a contiguous precipitation area on the order of 100 km or more in horizontal scale in at least one direction. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/879cccd4-d375-40f6-8bee-6f58efd2dd61

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