Meiyu front
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The Meiyu front is a quasi-stationary, rain-bearing frontal zone that forms in late spring and early summer over East Asia, producing prolonged heavy rainfall across regions such as China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meiyu front canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontal zone
ⓘ
meteorological phenomenon ⓘ rainfall system ⓘ weather front ⓘ |
| affectsCountry |
China
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Asian summer monsoon
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mid-latitude westerlies ⓘ subtropical high ⓘ |
| causes |
flooding
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landslides ⓘ prolonged heavy rainfall ⓘ |
| formsBetween |
cooler continental air mass
ⓘ
warm moist tropical air mass ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Baiu front
NERFINISHED
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East Asian rainy season front NERFINISHED ⓘ plum rain front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
frontal zone
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quasi-stationary ⓘ rain-bearing ⓘ |
| hasClimatologicalPeriod | boreal early summer ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
agriculture in East Asia
ⓘ
disaster risk management in East Asia ⓘ water resources in East Asia ⓘ |
| hasRegion | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpatialExtent |
from eastern China to Japan
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including the East China Sea ⓘ including the Taiwan region ⓘ |
| hasTemporalBehavior | seasonally recurring ⓘ |
| hasTypicalWeather |
embedded convective storms
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high humidity ⓘ low cloud base ⓘ persistent stratiform rain ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
seasonal rainfall in Japan
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seasonal rainfall in Taiwan ⓘ seasonal rainfall in the Korean Peninsula ⓘ seasonal rainfall in the Yangtze River basin ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | national meteorological agencies in East Asia ⓘ |
| occursInSeason |
early summer
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late spring ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
frontal rainfall band
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monsoon trough ⓘ stationary front ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
climatology
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hydrology ⓘ synoptic meteorology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.