Mechanisms of cloud-radiation interaction in the tropics and midlatitudes

The results of a study indicate that the dominant process for enhancing the surface precipitation in both the PRESTORM and EMEX squall cases is the large-scale radiative cooling.

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Published inJournal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 53; no. 18; pp. 2624 - 2651
Main Authors TAO, W.-K, LANG, S, SIMPSON, J, SUI, C.-H, FERRIER, B, CHOU, M.-D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 15.09.1996
Subjects
Atmosphere
Clouds
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Meteorology
Radiation
Rain
Solar energy
Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms
Tropical environments
Mid latitude
Sensitivity analysis
Long wave
Tropical zone
Convective cloud
Two dimensional model
Thunderstorm
Mesoscale
Radiative properties
Optical properties
Atmospheric precipitation
Atmospheric radiation
Terrestrial radiation
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Summary:The results of a study indicate that the dominant process for enhancing the surface precipitation in both the PRESTORM and EMEX squall cases is the large-scale radiative cooling.
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ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2624:mocrii>2.0.co;2