Synoptic Aspects of the Supercell of Halkidiki, 10 July 2019

Abstract

A synoptic study of the supercell of 10 July 2019, Halkidiki, Greece, shows that the gradual approach of a cold front from the north and a short-wave trough from the WSW brought into juxtaposition Saharan and polar air masses, creating a dynamical and thermodynamical environment favourable for severe convection.

Keywords

• moist-dry convection
• diabatic heating
• Saharan air
• lid
• underunning
• frontogenesis