Confronting the challenge of modeling cloud and precipitation microphysics

H Morrison, M van Lier‐Walqui… - Journal of advances …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the atmosphere, microphysics refers to the microscale processes that affect cloud and
precipitation particles and is a key linkage among the various components of Earth's …

Wildfire and weather radar: A review

N McCarthy, A Guyot, A Dowdy… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Research in the pursuit of better understanding of fire behavior and fire‐atmosphere
interaction has frequently encountered a dearth of observational data, especially from …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of cloud microphysics: Can we do better?

WW Grabowski, H Morrison, SI Shima… - Bulletin of the …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Representation of cloud microphysics is a key aspect of simulating clouds. From the
early days of cloud modeling, numerical models have relied on an Eulerian approach for all …

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission's scientific achievements and societal contributions: Reviewing four years of advanced rain and snow …

G Skofronick‐Jackson, D Kirschbaum… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Precipitation represents a life‐critical energy and hydrologic exchange between the Earth's
atmosphere and its surface. As such, knowledge of where, when and how much rain and …

[HTML][HTML] Primary modes of global drop size distributions

B Dolan, B Fuchs, SA Rutledge… - Journal of the …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Primary Modes of Global Drop Size Distributions in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
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Cloud‐resolving model intercomparison of an MC3E squall line case: Part I—Convective updrafts

J Fan, B Han, A Varble, H Morrison… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
An intercomparison study of a midlatitude mesoscale squall line is performed using the
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model at 1 km horizontal grid spacing with eight …

Hydraulic jump dynamics above supercell thunderstorms

ME O'Neill, L Orf, GM Heymsfield, K Halbert - Science, 2021 - science.org
The strongest supercell thunderstorms typically feature an above-anvil cirrus plume (AACP),
which is a plume of ice and water vapor in the lower stratosphere that occurs downwind of …

Cloud properties and dynamics over the Tibetan Plateau–A review

Y Wu, J Gao, A Zhao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Cloud properties over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and their underlying dynamics play a crucial
role in the energy balance and regional water cycle of the climate system. In this review, we …

Toward understanding the process-level impacts of aerosols on microphysical properties of shallow cumulus cloud using aircraft observations

Y Yang, C Zhao, X Dong, G Fan, Y Zhou, Y Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Representation of clouds remains as the largest uncertainty in future climate
predictions. Numerous studies have found and investigated the impacts of aerosols on cloud …

[HTML][HTML] MicroPulse DIAL (MPD)–a diode-laser-based lidar architecture for quantitative atmospheric profiling

SM Spuler, M Hayman, RA Stillwell… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - amt.copernicus.org
Continuous water vapor and temperature profiles are critically needed for improved
understanding of the lower atmosphere and potential advances in weather forecasting skill …