The effects of climate change on hailstorms

TH Raupach, O Martius, JT Allen, M Kunz… - Nature reviews earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Hailstorms are dangerous and costly phenomena that are expected to change in response
to a warming climate. In this Review, we summarize current knowledge of climate change …

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 …

Where are the lightning hotspots on Earth?

RI Albrecht, SJ Goodman, DE Buechler… - Bulletin of the …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Previous total lightning climatology studies using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
(TRMM) Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) observations were reported at coarse resolution …

Hydroclimate of the Andes part I: main climatic features

JC Espinoza, R Garreaud, G Poveda… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the longest cordillera in the world and extends from northern South America to
the southern extreme of the continent (from 11° N to 53° S). The Andes runs through seven …

[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
Anabor, V., DJ Stensrud, and OLL de Moraes, 2009: Simulation of a serial upstream-
propagating mesoscale convective system event over southeastern South America using …

100 years of research on mesoscale convective systems

RA Houze Jr - Meteorological Monographs, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
When cumulonimbus clouds aggregate, developing into a single entity with precipitation
covering a horizontal scale of hundreds of kilometers, they are called mesoscale convective …

High impact weather events in the Andes

G Poveda, JC Espinoza, MD Zuluaga… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Owing to the extraordinary latitudinal extent, a strong orographic variability with very high
mountain tops, and the presence of deep valleys and steep slopes, the Andes and the …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the convective population and thermodynamic environments in convection-permitting regional climate simulations over the United States

KL Rasmussen, AF Prein, RM Rasmussen, K Ikeda… - Climate Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Novel high-resolution convection-permitting regional climate simulations over the US
employing the pseudo-global warming approach are used to investigate changes in the …

Observed and projected hydroclimate changes in the Andes

JD Pabón-Caicedo, PA Arias, AF Carril… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the most biodiverse region across the globe. In addition, some of the largest
urban areas in South America are located within this region. Therefore, ecosystems and …

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 …