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 groupings of thunderstorms in
the tropics and mid-latitudes that span thousands of square kilometres. While recognized for …

The management response to wind disturbances in European forests

P Sanginés de Cárcer, PS Mederski… - Current Forestry …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The review synthesises the current knowledge of post-
windstorm management in selected European countries in order to identify knowledge gaps …

Severe convective storms across Europe and the United States. Part I: Climatology of lightning, large hail, severe wind, and tornadoes

M Taszarek, JT Allen, P Groenemeijer… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
As lightning-detection records lengthen and the efficiency of severe weather reporting
increases, more accurate climatologies of convective hazards can be constructed. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Hazardous weather affecting European airports: Climatological estimates of situations with limited visibility, thunderstorm, low-level wind shear and snowfall …

M Taszarek, S Kendzierski, N Pilguj - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2020 - Elsevier
The consistently growing demand for airline transportation has resulted in increased air
traffic and air operations in airports across the world. According to the International Air …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and modelling of two destructive derecho events in European Russia in the summer of 2010

A Chernokulsky, A Shikhov, A Bykov, N Kalinin… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the summer of 2010, European Russia experienced an unprecedented high air
temperature, catastrophic wildfires, heavy air pollution, but also several severe convective …

A satellite-derived database for stand-replacing windthrow events in boreal forests of European Russia in 1986–2017

AN Shikhov, AV Chernokulsky… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Severe winds are among the main causes of disturbances in boreal and temperate forests.
Here, we present a new geographic information system (GIS) database of stand-replacing …

[HTML][HTML] A 10-year radar-based climatology of mesoscale convective system archetypes and derechos in Poland

A Surowiecki, M Taszarek - Monthly Weather Review, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, a 10-yr (2008–17) radar-based mesoscale convective system (MCS) and
derecho climatology for Poland is presented. This is one of the first attempts of a European …

A historical overview on the science of derechos: part I: identification, climatology, and societal impacts

BJ Squitieri, AR Wade, IL Jirak - Bulletin of the American …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Research efforts from the last several decades to the present have aimed to better
understand when and where derechos occur across the United States and other parts of the …

An 18-year climatology of derechos in Germany

CP Gatzen, AH Fink, DM Schultz… - Natural Hazards and …, 2020 - nhess.copernicus.org
Derechos are high-impact convective wind events that can cause fatalities and widespread
losses. In this study, 40 derechos affecting Germany between 1997 and 2014 are analyzed …

Evaluation and modification of microphysics schemes on the cold pool evolution for a simulated bow echo in southeast China

A Zhou, K Zhao, WC Lee, Z Ding, Y Lu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A merger‐formation bow echo (MFBE) in southeast China during the pre‐summer rainy
season (PSRS) was simulated using three microphysics schemes including Thompson …