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 …

Tropical and boreal forest atmosphere interactions: A review

P Artaxo, HC Hansson, MO Andreae… - Tellus. Series B …, 2022 - researchportal.helsinki.fi
Tropical, temperate, and boreal forests are critical components of the climate system, and
the ecosystem services they provide are essential for our society (Bonan et al., 1992, Bonan …

[HTML][HTML] The South Atlantic convergence zone: Intensity, form, persistence, and relationships with intraseasonal to interannual activity and extreme rainfall

LMV Carvalho, C Jones, B Liebmann - Journal of Climate, 2004 - journals.ametsoc.org
The characteristics of intensity, geographical location, and persistence of the South Atlantic
convergence zone (SACZ) during the austral summer are investigated. Intensity and spatial …

Stratiform rain in the tropics as seen by the TRMM precipitation radar

C Schumacher, RA Houze Jr - Journal of climate, 2003 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Across the Tropics (20° N–20° S), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
Precipitation Radar (PR) indicates that for reflectivities≥ 17 dB Z, stratiform precipitation …

Contrasting convective regimes over the Amazon: Implications for cloud electrification

E Williams, D Rosenfeld, N Madden… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Four distinct meteorological regimes in the Amazon basin have been examined to
distinguish the contributions from boundary layer aerosol and convective available potential …

Cloud and rain processes in a biosphere‐atmosphere interaction context in the Amazon region

MAF Silva Dias, S Rutledge, P Kabat… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an overview of the results from the first major mesoscale atmospheric
campaign of the Large‐Scale Biosphere‐Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) …

Extreme summer convection in South America

U Romatschke, RA Houze Jr - Journal of Climate, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Precipitation Radar (PR) and National
Centers for Environmental Prediction–National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCEP …

Modelling the diurnal cycle of deep precipitating convection over land with cloud‐resolving models and single‐column models

F Guichard, JC Petch, JL Redelsperger… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
An idealized case‐study has been designed to investigate the modelling of the diurnal cycle
of deep precipitating convection over land. A simulation of this case was performed by seven …

Daytime convective development over land: A model intercomparison based on LBA observations

WW Grabowski, P Bechtold, A Cheng… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates daytime convective development over land and its representation in
single‐column models (SCMs) and cloud‐resolving models (CRMs). A model …

Radar observations of the kinematic, microphysical, and precipitation characteristics of two MCSs in TRMM LBA

R Cifelli, WA Petersen, LD Carey… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Dual‐Doppler and polarimetric radar observations are used to analyze two mesoscale
convective systems (MCSs) that occurred during the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission …