MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS)


Meaning of MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS) in English

A large organized convective weather system comprised of a number of individual thunderstorms. It normally persists for several hours and may be rounded or linear in shape. This term is often used to describe a cluster of thunderstorms that does not meet the criteria of a mesoscale convective complex (MCC).

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .