Application of Rain Scanner SANTANU and Transportable Weather Radar in Analyze of Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) Events Over Bandung, West ,Java

Simultaneous observation of transportable weather radar LAPAN-GMR25SP and rain-scanner SANTANU were conducted in Bandung and vicinity. The objective is to observe and analyse the weather condition in this area during rainy and transition season from March until April 2017. From the observation result reported some heavy rainfall with hail and strong winds occurred on March 17th and April 19th 2017. This events were Tasted within 1 to 2 hours damaged some properties and trees in Bandung. Mesoscale convective system (NICS)_ are assumed to be the cause of this heavy rainfall. From two radar data analysis showed a more local convective activity in around 11.00 until 13.00 LT. This local convective activity are showed from the SANTANU observation supported by the VSECT and CMAX of the Transportable radar data that signify the convective activity within those area. MCS activity were observed one hour after that. This event are confirm by the classification of convective-stratiform echoes from radar data and also from the high convective index from Tbb Himawari 8 sateliite data The different MCS activity from this two case study is that April 19 have much more MCS activity than in March 17, 2017.