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• The impact of vertical variations of cloud mircrophysics and drizzle on the angular anisotropic behavior of weighted cloud droplet effective radius 

  Su, Ming (2017-12-14)

  The effective radius (Re) of the cloud droplet size distribution is an Essential Climate Variable identified by the Global Climate Observing System for its important role in energy and water cycle studies. It is retrieved ...

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• Three-dimensional cloud volume reconstruction from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer 

  Lee, Byungsuk (2017-12-12)

  Clouds continue to contribute the largest uncertainty to estimates and interpretations of the Earth's energy budget, and their representation in climate models has been recognized for decades as a dominant source of ...

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• Weather extremes in a changing climate: analyses for extreme precipitation, severe hail, and tornadoes 

  Schlie, Emily Elizabeth-Janssen (2017-12-07)

  This thesis is broken into three parts, examining three distinct hazards that often accompany severe thunderstorms: extreme precipitation, severe hail, and tornados. First, observational data and an ensemble of climate ...

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• Numerical simulations of mesoscale convective systems: techniques for comparison with observations and a high resolution analysis of flow patterns in the convective region and transition zone of a simulated mcs 

  Fay, Bethany Nicole (2017-09-01)

  Comparison between numerical simulations and observations is useful for improving understanding of weather phenomena, such as mesoscale convective systems (MCSs). The Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Experiment (BAMEX) ...

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• A numerical modeling investigation of entrainment in cumulus congestus clouds and its effects upon precipitation 

  Moser, Daniel H (2017-12-06)

  Despite over 70 years of extensive research, the factors controlling how clouds entrain environmental air are still not well understood, a problem contributing to the poor quantitative precipitation forecast skill of ...

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