This paper explores the many aspects of precipitation measurement that are relevant to
providing an accurate global assessment of this important environmental parameter …

Severe thunderstorms associated with large hail are among the most important perils in
several European regions. Due to the local-scale extent of hail-affected areas and a lack of …

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 …

The Mediterranean region is a unique area characterized by a large spectrum of
atmospheric phenomena, some of which have a high impact on many aspects of human …

This article presents a hail frequency estimation based on the detection of cold overshooting
cloud tops (OTs) from the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) operational weather …

Hailstorms represent one of the major sources of damage and insurance loss to residential,
commercial, and agricultural assets in several parts of Central Europe. However, there is …

The annual cycle, annual and seasonal frequency and geographical distribution of hail in
Argentina during the 1960–2008 period are examined. Eight regions covering the whole …

A gridded precipitation dataset derived from the high-density rain gauge network of the Ebro
River Basin Authority is used to evaluate the performance of Integrated Multi-satellitE …

Hail is considered to be among the most complex extreme weather phenomena of the
atmosphere. Every year, notably in the southern Brazilian States, destructive hailstorms …

Dust storms pose serious weather hazards in arid and semiarid regions of the earth.
Understanding the main synoptic conditions that give rise to dust outbreaks is important for …