The Features of MCS and Their Eastward Moving and Propagation over the Tibetan Plateau
卫星遥感揭示的青藏高原上MCS活动特征及东移传播

In this paper, Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) infrared blackbody temperature (Tbb) data from June to August 1998 are used to automatically track the activity of Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCS) over the Tibetan Plateau. Consequently, the features of MCS, such as area, intensity, life cycle, activity region and shape, are obtained. High Resolution Limited Area Analysis and Forecasting System (HLAFS) values provided by China National Satellite Meteorological Center are used to study the relationships between the MCS movement routes and their environmental physical field values, based on the distribution and movement routes of MCS over the Tibetan Plateau. Favorable environmental physical field charts of influencing MCS movement ouf of the Tibetan Plateau in different UTC are developed using spatial data mining techniques at levels of 400hPa and 500 hPa, respectively.