Atmospheric river rapids and their role in the extreme rainfall event of April 2023 in the Middle East

D Francis, R Fonseca, D Bozkurt… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The mesoscale dynamics of a record‐breaking Atmospheric River (AR) that impacted the
Middle East in mid‐April 2023 and caused property damage and loss of life are investigated …

Summertime secondary convection and interaction with sea‐breeze circulations

R Fonseca, D Francis, N Nelli… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Summertime convection in the arid United Arab Emirates (UAE) is mostly confined to the
eastern and northeastern sides of the country, known as primary convection. Convection can …

Effects of lower troposphere vertical mixing on simulated clouds and precipitation over the Amazon during the wet season

XM Hu, Y Huang, M Xue, E Martin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Planetary boundary layer (PBL) schemes parameterize unresolved turbulent mixing within
the PBL and free troposphere (FT). Previous studies reported that precipitation simulation …