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Extreme rainfall-producing storms in South China develop via two distinct self-organizing modes—an 'effective buoyancy dominantly driving mode' and a 'dynamic-buoyancy jointly driving mode'—depending on convective intensity and boundary-layer conditions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To determine the convective-scale dynamics and self-organizing mechanisms responsible for extreme rainfall-producing coastal storms during monsoon events.

August 30, 2026Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Two Modes of Self‐Organizing Development of Extreme Rainfall‐Producing Storms in South China

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To determine the convective-scale dynamics and self-organizing mechanisms responsible for extreme rainfall-producing coastal storms during monsoon events.
Conducted a 90-hour, 3-km resolution coupled WRF-Chem-MOSAIC numerical simulation of a record-breaking rainfall event in Guangzhou, South China.
Diagnosed vertical velocity tendencies and forcing mechanisms using the vertical momentum equation to compare two storms with contrasting convective intensities.
Storm 1 develops via an effective buoyancy-dominant mode, where high-energy marine air is lifted over a shallow cold pool, driving intense updrafts well above the melting level.
Storm 2 develops via a joint dynamic-buoyancy mode under lower nocturnal potential energy, relying on low-level wind convergence and vertical dynamic accelerations below 4 km to force moist ascent and cloud heating up to 7 km.

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Atmospheric modeling uncovers two distinct buoyancy and dynamic forcing modes in extreme coastal rainstorms, highlighting diverse convective mechanisms in monsoon flash floods.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93efe56c1a8fb52e79bfa6 https://doi.org/10.1029/2026jd046438

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Atmospheric modeling uncovers two distinct buoyancy and dynamic forcing modes in extreme coastal rainstorms, highlighting diverse convective mechanisms in monsoon flash floods.

Two Modes of Self‐Organizing Development of Extreme Rainfall‐Producing Storms in South China

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