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Stochastic thunderstorm model for dynamic response assessment
, 2007 Thunderstorm winds have been known to be highly non-stationary as compared to other large scale winds like monsoons. The highly localized nature of these winds generates ferocious winds at low to mid-height, deviating from the boundary layer wind profile
Sien, Michael Hay Wah
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Finding Fireballs in Lightning: A Daily Pipeline to Find Meteors in Weather Satellite Data
Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2026.Abstract Weather satellite data contains a wealth of information well beyond its application to meteorology. The GOES weather satellite Geostationary Lightning Mapper instruments detect millions of lightning strikes per day. Within these “haystacks” of lightning are a handful of “needles” of bolides (aka bright fireballs, or exploding meteors). We have
Jeffrey C. Smith +6 more
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Soil Moisture Impact on Convective Initiation
Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 7, July 2026.Abstract The influence of soil moisture on convective storm initiation remains an open question, with previous studies showing conflicting results regarding whether storms preferentially form over wet or dry soils. Here, we analyze the soil moisture‐convection relationship using satellite observations across North America, Africa, and Australia from ...
Faisal AlNasser +2 more
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Computational simulation of thunderstorm downbursts and associated wind turbine loads
, 2013 textWind turbines operate in a constantly changing wind environment. This requires modeling and simulation of extreme events in which the wind turbine operates and a study of associated turbine loads as part of the design practice and/or site assessment.
Pratapa, Phanisri Pradeep
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.Abstract Two supercell thunderstorms that occurred in Del Rio and Burkburnett, Texas in the spring of 2020 produced greater than 5 cm diameter hailstones. Fourteen hailstones, eight from Del Rio and six from Burkburnett, were cut in half along the maximum principal axis. Half the hailstone was dissected at 0.5 cm increments, providing 198 subsamples of
Thomas E. Nordstrand +4 more
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AtmosphereThunderstorms are weather phenomena that comprise thunder and lightning. They typically result in heavy precipitation, including rain, snow, and hail. Thunderstorms have adverse effects on flight at both the ground and the upper levels of the troposphere.
Oğuzhan Kolay +3 more
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A Climatology of Coupled Tracks of Extratropical Cyclones and Mesoscale Convective Systems
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.Abstract Weather in the midlatitudes is dominated by extratropical cyclones (ETCs) with horizontal length scales of roughly 1,000 km and mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), with horizontal length scales of roughly 100 km. This study investigates the multi‐scale interactions of these storms by comparing databases of Lagrangian tracks for both storm ...
Gabriel Lach, Robert Fajber
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Dynamic Versus Diabatic Controls on Atmospheric Variability in a Tropical Aquachannel
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.Abstract Synoptic‐ to planetary‐scale atmospheric variability in the tropics is a potential source of predictability worldwide. However, current weather prediction models struggle to fully capture this variability. Here, we conduct tropical aquachannel simulations using the ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic model with horizontal grid spacings of 13 and 5 km ...
Hyunju Jung, Peter Knippertz
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Thunderstorm Strike Probability Nowcasting
, 2009 To assist in thunderstorm warning, automated nowcasting systems have been developed that detect thunderstorm cells in radar images and propagate them forward in time to generate forecasted threat areas.
Sandy Dance
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