rainfalls of 6–7 August 2002 over the middle of the Korean peninsula, using both
observations and a numerical model. This paper describes 1) the observed heavy
precipitation systems, 2) the environment and its relation to the heavy rainfalls, 3) simulated
heavy rainfalls and the role of latent heat release, and 4) the mechanisms for the heavy
rainfall development. Heavy rainfalls occurred over the mid-peninsula with a maximum …