The formation, character and changing nature of mesoscale convective systems

RS Schumacher, KL Rasmussen - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2020 - nature.com
Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) describe organized grou**s of thunderstorms in
the tropics and mid-latitudes that span thousands of square kilometres. While recognized for …

The variable nature of convection in the tropics and subtropics: A legacy of 16 years of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite

RA Houze Jr, KL Rasmussen, MD Zuluaga… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
For over 16 years, the Precipitation Radar of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
(TRMM) satellite detected the three‐dimensional structure of significantly precipitating …

Proportions of convective and stratiform precipitation revealed in water isotope ratios

PK Aggarwal, U Romatschke, L Araguas-Araguas… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Tropical and midlatitude precipitation is fundamentally of two types, spatially limited and
high-intensity convective or widespread and lower-intensity stratiform, owing to differences …

Contribution of tropical cyclones to the global precipitation from eight seasons of TRMM data: Regional, seasonal, and interannual variations

H Jiang, EJ Zipser - Journal of climate, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Based on the University of Utah Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) precipitation
feature (PF) database, tropical cyclone PFs (TCPFs) are identified for over 600 storms that …

The global distribution of largest, deepest, and most intense precipitation systems

C Liu, EJ Zipser - Geophysical Research Letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
By grou** the contiguous precipitating area detected by the precipitation radar on board
the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) core satellite, snapshots of precipitation systems are …

UV dosage levels in summer: Increased risk of ozone loss from convectively injected water vapor

JG Anderson, DM Wilmouth, JB Smith, DS Sayres - Science, 2012 - science.org
The observed presence of water vapor convectively injected deep into the stratosphere over
the United States can fundamentally change the catalytic chlorine/bromine free-radical …

Equipment and methodologies for cloud detection and classification: A review

R Tapakis, AG Charalambides - Solar Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
The penetration and acceptance of Renewable Energy Systems (RESs) has already taken
place in our lives. Solar energy is the feedstock/source for various applications of RES, and …

Extreme summer convection in South America

U Romatschke, RA Houze Jr - Journal of Climate, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) and National
Centers for Environmental Prediction–National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP …

Comparison of rainfall characteristics and convective properties of monsoon precipitation systems over South China and the Yangtze and Huai River basin

Y Luo, H Wang, R Zhang, W Qian, Z Luo - Journal of Climate, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Rainfall characteristics and convective properties of monsoon precipitation systems over
South China (SC) and the Yangtze and Huai River basin (YHRB) are investigated using …

Isotopic composition of waters from Ethiopia and Kenya: Insights into moisture sources for eastern Africa

NE Levin, EJ Zipser, TE Cerling - Journal of Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen and deuterium isotopic values of meteoric waters from Ethiopia are unusually high
when compared to waters from other high‐elevation settings in Africa and worldwide. These …