Separating stratiform and convective rain types based on the drop size distribution characteristics using 2D video disdrometer data

M Thurai, PN Gatlin, VN Bringi - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
A technique for separating stratiform and convective rain types using the characteristics of
two of the main drop size distribution (DSD) parameters is presented. The method was …

Cloud organization and growth during the transition from suppressed to active MJO conditions

AK Rowe, RA Houze Jr - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
During the Dynamics of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation/Atmospheric Radiation Measurement
Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) Investigation Experiment field experiment in the Indian …

Coastal river plumes: Collisions and coalescence

JA Warrick, KL Farnsworth - Progress in oceanography, 2017 - Elsevier
Plumes of buoyant river water spread in the ocean from river mouths, and these plumes
influence water quality, sediment dispersal, primary productivity, and circulation along the …

Experimental study on the vertical motion of colliding gravity currents

SU Okon, Q Zhong, Z He - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Predicting the consequences of colliding gravity currents remains one of the most significant
challenges in geophysical fluid dynamics. While the collision phenomenon has long been …

A modeling study of convection initiation prior to the merger of a sea-breeze front and a gust front

A Abulikemu, X Xu, Y Wang, J Ding, S Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Convection initiation (CI) prior to the merger of a sea-breeze front (SBF) with a gust front
(GF) in North China is investigated using a real-data Weather Research and Forecasting …

Quantification of turbulent mixing in colliding gravity currents

Q Zhong, F Hussain, HJS Fernando - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - cambridge.org
Collision between two identical counterflowing gravity currents was studied in the laboratory
with the goal of understanding the fundamental turbulent mixing physics of flow collisions in …

Convection initiation and bore formation following the collision of mesoscale boundaries over a developing stable boundary layer: A case study from PECAN

G Lin, C Grasmick, B Geerts, Z Wang… - Monthly Weather …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
This observational study documents the consequences of a collision between two
converging shallow atmospheric boundaries over the central Great Plains on the evening of …

The Coastal Convective Interactions Experiment (CCIE): Understanding the role of sea breezes for hailstorm hotspots in eastern Australia

J Soderholm, H McGowan, H Richter… - Bulletin of the …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Thunderstorm-affected communities develop an awareness of “hotspot” regions that
historically experience more frequent or intense storm activity across many years. A …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of a lower-tropospheric gravity wave train using direct and remote sensing measurement systems

BA Toms, JM Tomaszewski, DD Turner… - Monthly Weather …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Analysis of a Lower-Tropospheric Gravity Wave Train Using Direct and Remote Sensing
Measurement Systems in: Monthly Weather Review Volume 145 Issue 7 (2017) Jump to …

Radar and profiler observations of the kinematic and thermodynamic structure of a shallow bore in a low-shear environment

K Knupp, S Wingo, B Goudeau… - Monthly Weather …, 2025 - journals.ametsoc.org
Observations obtained from scanning radars, two profiling systems, surface, and radiosonde
instruments are utilized to describe the weakening stages of a long-lived (> 4 h), shallow …