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In total, 8820 MCSs were found to have been initiated over the TP during the summers from 2013 to 2019, and a total of 9.3% of them were able to move eastward out of the TP (EO). The number of MCSs showed a monthly variation, with a maximum in July and a minimum in June, while most EOs occurred in June. Compared with other types of MCSs, EOs usually had a lower cloud-top temperature, a greater rainfall intensity, a longer life duration, more rapid development, larger areas of rainfall and convective clouds, longer tracks and a wider influence range, indicating that EOs are more vigorous than the other types of MCSs. The movement of MCSs is mainly due to the mid- to high-level dynamic conditions, and moisture is an essential factor in their development and maintenance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13091652","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,25]],"date-time":"2021-04-25T02:12:57Z","timestamp":1619316777000},"page":"1652","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Statistical Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective Systems Initiated over the Tibetan Plateau in Summer by Fengyun Satellite and Precipitation Estimates"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Xidi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Mesoscale Severe Weather of Ministry of Education, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210044, China"},{"name":"National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China"},{"name":"CMA-HHU Joint Laboratory for Hydro-Meteorological Studies, Beijing 100081, China"}]},{"given":"Wenqiang","family":"Shen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory, Hangzhou 310051, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9333-4055","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaoyong","family":"Zhuge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Transportation Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Nanjing 210008, China"},{"name":"Nanjing Joint Institute for Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China"}]},{"given":"Shunan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China"},{"name":"CMA-HHU Joint Laboratory for Hydro-Meteorological Studies, Beijing 100081, China"}]},{"given":"Yun","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China"},{"name":"CMA-HHU Joint Laboratory for Hydro-Meteorological Studies, Beijing 100081, China"}]},{"given":"Yuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Mesoscale Severe Weather of Ministry of Education, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210044, China"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China"},{"name":"CMA-HHU Joint Laboratory for Hydro-Meteorological Studies, Beijing 100081, China"},{"name":"Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China"}]},{"given":"Shushi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Transportation Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Nanjing 210008, China"},{"name":"Nanjing Joint Institute for Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2702","DOI":"10.1175\/MWR3200.1","article-title":"Storm Morphology and Rainfall Characteristics of TRMM Precipitation Features","volume":"134","author":"Nesbitt","year":"2006","journal-title":"Mon. 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