Mixed-phase clouds: Progress and challenges

A Korolev, G McFarquhar, PR Field… - Meteorological …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Mixed-phase clouds represent a three-phase colloidal system consisting of water vapor, ice
particles, and coexisting supercooled liquid droplets. Mixed-phase clouds are ubiquitous in …

Representation of microphysical processes in cloud‐resolving models: Spectral (bin) microphysics versus bulk parameterization

AP Khain, KD Beheng, A Heymsfield… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Most atmospheric motions of different spatial scales and precipitation are closely related to
phase transitions in clouds. The continuously increasing resolution of large‐scale and …

Review of aerosol–cloud interactions: Mechanisms, significance, and challenges

J Fan, Y Wang, D Rosenfeld… - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Over the past decade, the number of studies that investigate aerosol–cloud interactions has
increased considerably. Although tremendous progress has been made to improve the …

Understanding hail in the earth system

JT Allen, IM Giammanco, MR Kumjian… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The processes leading to the development of hail and the distribution of these events
worldwide are reviewed. Microphysical and physical characteristics of hail development are …

[HTML][HTML] A storm safari in subtropical South America: Proyecto RELAMPAGO

SW Nesbitt, PV Salio, E Ávila, P Bitzer… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
This article provides an overview of the experimental design, execution, education and
public outreach, data collection, and initial scientific results from the Remote Sensing of …

The impact of vertical wind shear on hail growth in simulated supercells

EJ Dennis, MR Kumjian - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Severe hailstorms produce over $1 billion in insured losses annually in the United States,
yet details of a given storm's hail threat (eg, maximum hailstone size and total hailfall) …

A hail growth trajectory model for exploring the environmental controls on hail size: Model physics and idealized tests

MR Kumjian, K Lombardo - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
A detailed microphysical model of hail growth is developed and applied to idealized
numerical simulations of deep convective storms. Hailstone embryos of various sizes and …

A Z DR Column Detection Algorithm to Examine Convective Storm Updrafts

JC Snyder, AV Ryzhkov, MR Kumjian… - Weather and …, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
Observations and recent high-resolution numerical model simulations indicate that liquid
water and partially frozen hydrometeors can be lofted considerably above the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the next generation operational meteorological radar

M Weber, K Hondl, N Yussouf, Y Jung… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
This article summarizes research and risk reduction that will inform acquisition decisions
regarding NOAA's future national operational weather radar network. A key alternative being …

Gargantuan hail in Argentina

MR Kumjian, R Gutierrez, JS Soderholm… - Bulletin of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
On 8 February 2018, a supercell storm produced gargantuan (> 15 cm or> 6 in. in maximum
dimension) hail as it moved over the heavily populated city of Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba …