Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are clusters of thunderstorms that are important in
Earth's water and energy cycle. Additionally, they are responsible for extreme events such
as large hail, strong winds, and extreme precipitation. Automated object‐based analyses
that track MCSs have become popular since they allow us to identify and follow MCSs over
their entire life cycle in a Lagrangian framework. This rise in popularity was accompanied by
an increasing number of MCS tracking algorithms, however, little is known about how …

Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) are clusters of thunderstorms that are important in
Earth's water and energy cycle. Additionally, they are responsible for extreme events such
as large hail, strong winds, and extreme precipitation. Automated object-based analyses that
track MCSs have become popular since they allow us to identify and follow MCSs over their
entire life cycle in a Lagrangian framework. This rise in popularity was accompanied by an
increasing number of MCS tracking algorithms, however, little is known about how sensitive …