Research Progress and Future Prospects in Tibetan Plateau Low Vortex from the Perspective of Satellite Remote Sensing

The Tibetan Plateau low Vortex (TPV) is a crucial weather system that can trigger hazardous weather both over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and its surrounding regions, making it an important topic of plateau meteorology research. Owing to the TP's intricate topography and the combined influences of related atmospheric water vapor, sensible heat, and latent heat, etc., the TPV's track, intensity evolution, cloud systems, and precipitation exhibit distinctive patterns. Ground-based meteorological observations over the TP are sparse and extremely uneven compared with other regions, whereas satellite remote sensing offers complete spatial coverage. The article reviews progress in TPV studies from the perspective of satellite remote sensing, focusing on two main aspects: 1) Satellite-based monitoring and activity characteristics research of TPV, including its identification, climatology, cloud-structure analysis, and application of quantitative satellite products; and 2) satellite-based research on TPV-induced severe weather, including accompanying convection, rainstorms, and snowstorms. A summary and outlook are proposed, discussing the prospects of applying FengYun meteorological satellite data in the TPV monitoring, early warning, and structural evolution.