Multiscale cloud system modeling

WK Tao, MW Moncrieff - Reviews of Geophysics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The central theme of this paper is to describe how cloud system resolving models (CRMs) of
grid spacing∼ 1 km have been applied to various important problems in atmospheric …

Variation trend of global soil moisture and its cause analysis

Y Deng, S Wang, X Bai, G Luo, L Wu, Y Cao, H Li… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil moisture (SM) is a comprehensive variable of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the
global SM trend in recent decades and the future is uncertain, and the main factors causing …

The Goddard Cumulus Ensemble model (GCE): Improvements and applications for studying precipitation processes

WK Tao, S Lang, X Zeng, X Li, T Matsui, K Mohr… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Convection is the primary transport process in the Earth's atmosphere. About two-thirds of
the Earth's rainfall and severe floods derive from convection. In addition, two-thirds of the …

Effects of aerosol optical properties on deep convective clouds and radiative forcing

J Fan, R Zhang, WK Tao, KI Mohr - Journal of Geophysical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The aerosol radiative effects (ARE) on the deep convective clouds are investigated by using
a spectral‐bin cloud‐resolving model coupled with a radiation scheme and an explicit land …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of land-use/land-cover change on afternoon precipitation over North America

L Chen, PA Dirmeyer - Journal of Climate, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Impacts of Land-Use/Land-Cover Change on Afternoon Precipitation over North America in:
Journal of Climate Volume 30 Issue 6 (2017) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

[HTML][HTML] What is the mechanism for the modification of convective cloud distributions by land surface–induced flows?

L Garcia-Carreras, DJ Parker… - Journal of the …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
What is the Mechanism for the Modification of Convective Cloud Distributions by Land
Surface–Induced Flows? in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 68 Issue 3 (2011) …

A large-eddy simulation study of moist convection initiation over heterogeneous surface fluxes

SL Kang, GH Bryan - Monthly Weather Review, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study uses large-eddy simulations to investigate processes of moist convection
initiation (CI) over heterogeneous surface fluxes. Surface energy balance is imposed via a …

Industrial heat island: a case study of Angul-Talcher region in India

M Mohan, VK Singh, S Bhati, N Lodhi, AP Sati… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Most of the urban heat island (UHI) studies are carried out in densely populated cities but
core industrial areas are also potential sites of heat island effect despite having a …

Impact of soil moisture on the development of a Sahelian mesoscale convective system: A case‐study from the AMMA special observing period

CM Taylor, PP Harris, DJ Parker - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between the land and atmosphere play an important role in the precipitation of
the Sahel. The African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Special Observing Period …

Feedback of observed interannual vegetation change: A regional climate model analysis for the West African monsoon

C Klein, J Bliefernicht, D Heinzeller, U Gessner, I Klein… - Climate Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
West Africa is a hot spot region for land–atmosphere coupling where atmospheric conditions
and convective rainfall can strongly depend on surface characteristics. To investigate the …