[HTML][HTML] TempestExtremes v2. 1: A community framework for feature detection, tracking, and analysis in large datasets

PA Ullrich, CM Zarzycki, EE McClenny… - Geoscientific Model …, 2021 - gmd.copernicus.org
TempestExtremes (TE) is a multifaceted framework for feature detection, tracking, and
scientific analysis of regional or global Earth system datasets on either rectilinear or …

Mesoscale convective systems in the third pole region: Characteristics, mechanisms and impact on precipitation

J Kukulies, HW Lai, J Curio, Z Feng, C Lin… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The climate system of the Third Pole region, including the (TP) and its surroundings, is
highly sensitive to global warming. Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are understood to …

Extreme precipitation in the tropics is closely associated with long-lived convective systems

R Roca, T Fiolleau - Communications Earth & Environment, 2020 - nature.com
Water and energy cycles are linked to global warming through the water vapor feedback and
heavy precipitation events are expected to intensify as the climate warms. For the mid …

Impacts of varying concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei on deep convective cloud updrafts—A multimodel assessment

PJ Marinescu, SC Van Den Heever… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study presents results from a model intercomparison project, focusing on the range of
responses in deep convective cloud updrafts to varying cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) …

The precipitation characteristics of mesoscale convective systems over Europe

NA Da Silva, JO Haerter - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are common over Europe and can produce severe
weather, including extreme precipitation that leads to flash floods. The few studies analyzing …

Aerosol breezes drive cloud and precipitation increases

GR Leung, SC Van den Heever - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Aerosol-cloud interactions are a major source of uncertainty in weather and climate models.
These interactions and associated precipitation feedbacks are modulated by spatial …

The Coupling Between Tropical Meteorology, Aerosol Lifecycle, Convection, and Radiation during the Cloud, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes Philippines …

JS Reid, HB Maring, GT Narisma… - Bulletin of the …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The NASA Cloud, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP
2 Ex) employed the NASA P-3, Stratton Park Engineering Company (SPEC) Learjet 35, and …

PyFLEXTRKR: A flexible feature tracking Python software for convective cloud analysis

Z Feng, J Hardin, HC Barnes, J Li… - Geoscientific Model …, 2023 - gmd.copernicus.org
This paper describes the new open-source framework PyFLEXTRKR (Python FLE**ble
object TRacKeR), a flexible atmospheric feature tracking software package with specific …

The role of mesoscale convective systems in precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau region

J Kukulies, D Chen, J Curio - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) have been identified as an important source of
precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) region. However, the characteristics and structure of …

[HTML][HTML] A database of deep convective systems derived from the intercalibrated meteorological geostationary satellite fleet and the TOOCAN algorithm (2012–2020)

T Fiolleau, R Roca - Earth System Science Data, 2024 - essd.copernicus.org
We introduce two databases, TOOCAN (Tracking Of Organized Convection Algorithm using
a 3D segmentatioN) and CACATOES, aimed at facilitating the study of deep convective …