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 …

Responses of vegetation greening and land surface temperature variations to global warming on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, 2001–2016

F Zou, H Li, Q Hu - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), as the “third pole of the earth”, is China's the
source of many driving ecological factors in China. However, in the context of increasing …

Precipitation microphysics characteristics of a Typhoon Matmo (2014) rainband after landfall over eastern China based on polarimetric radar observations

M Wang, K Zhao, M Xue, G Zhang, S Liu… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The evolution of microphysical characteristics of a rainband in Typhoon Matmo (2014) over
eastern China, through its onset, developing, mature, and dissipating stages, is documented …

Very high resolution rainfall patterns measured by TRMM precipitation radar: Seasonal and diurnal cycles

M Biasutti, SE Yuter, CD Burleyson, AH Sobel - Climate dynamics, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The TRMM Precipitation Radar is used to construct a high resolution (0.05°× 0.05°)
climatology of rainfall over the latitude band extending to about 36° North and South. This …

[PDF][PDF] Does summer precipitation trend over and around the Tibetan Plateau depend on elevation?

X Li, L Wang, X Guo, D Chen - International Journal of Climatology, 2017 - rcg.gvc.gu.se
The Tibetan Plateau (TP) experienced a rapid warming and wetting in recent decades. The
elevation dependence of warming rate has been established, while the question of trend in …

Analysis of a record-breaking rainfall event associated with a monsoon coastal megacity of South China using multisource data

M Li, Y Luo, DL Zhang, M Chen, C Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Monsoon coastal cities often suffer from extreme rain-induced flooding and severe hazard.
However, the associated physical mechanisms and detailed storm structures are poorly …

Statistical characteristics of convective clouds over the Western Ghats derived from weather radar observations

B Utsav, SM Deshpande, SK Das… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
X‐band radar observations at Mandhardev (18.04° N, 73.85° E) are used to investigate
statistics of convective clouds over the Western Ghats during monsoon season (June …

[HTML][HTML] The diurnal cycle of clouds and precipitation along the Sierra Madre Occidental observed during NAME-2004: Implications for warm season precipitation …

SW Nesbitt, DJ Gochis, TJ Lang - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Diurnal Cycle of Clouds and Precipitation along the Sierra Madre Occidental Observed
during NAME-2004: Implications for Warm Season Precipitation Estimation in Complex Terrain …

Impact of ENSO, global warming, and land surface elevation on extreme precipitation in India

V Gupta, MK Jain - Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
The linkages of precipitation extremes with large-scale global climatic phenomenon such as
global warming, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the land surface elevation …

Pattern of NDVI-based vegetation greening along an altitudinal gradient in the eastern Himalayas and its response to global warming

H Li, J Jiang, B Chen, Y Li, Y Xu, W Shen - Environmental monitoring and …, 2016 - Springer
The eastern Himalayas, especially the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve
(YNR), is a global hotspot of biodiversity because of a wide variety of climatic conditions and …