Urbanization further intensifies short‐duration rainfall extremes in a warmer climate

H Yan, Y Gao, R Wilby, D Yu, N Wright… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intensification of short‐duration rainfall extremes contributes to increased urban flood risk.
Yet, it remains unclear how upper‐tail rainfall statistics could change with regional warming …

Effect of cloud microphysical processes on surface wind of a squall line in South China

Z Chen, P Zhao, H Xiao, C Zhao, H Li - Atmospheric Research, 2025 - Elsevier
The influence of microphysical processes on surface wind speeds is primarily indirect,
primarily occurring through downdraft cooling and latent heat variations. The Weather …

Investigating Possible Urban-Induced Precipitation Variations around Louisville, Kentucky

I Kingsberry, J Naylor - Journal of Applied Meteorology and …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study examines ground-based precipitation observations recorded by a high-density
gauge network located within approximately 40 km of the urban center of Louisville …

Idealized Simulations of a Supercell Interacting with an Urban Area

J Naylor, ME Berry, EG Gosney - Meteorology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Idealized simulations with a cloud-resolving model are conducted to examine the impact of a
simplified city on the structure of a supercell thunderstorm. The simplified city is created by …

Investigating the Impact of Urban Areas on Quasi-Linear Convective Systems

CB Wooton - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Urban areas absorb and radiate energy at a higher rate compared to surrounding rural
areas due to several factors, including an urban area's tendency to have sparse vegetation …