Enhanced Cumulus areas (ECs) consist of a cluster of thicker and larger cloud cells within the usual cold air cloudiness behind frontal cloud bands.
Common Remarks
Enhanced Cumulus (EC) areas consist of clusters of convective cells which are thicker and mostly larger than the surrounding cloud cells. As such they are a special form of Cumulonimbus (Cb) Clusters. Clusters of convective clouds can be found in any unstable environment where dynamical forcing in the atmosphere plays a role as an additional triggering effect: e.g. in warm air ahead of a polar front (see Cumulonimbus Clusters ), within the frontal zone of a polar front (see Front Intensification by Jet Crossing ) and in the cold air mass behind a Cold Front. EC configurations are usually found in the cold air behind fronts.
I. Cloud Structure In Satellite Images
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II. Meteorological Physical Background
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III. Key Parameters
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IV. Typical Appearance In Vertical Cross Sections
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V. Weather Events
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VI. References
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