Clouds are made up of individual, microscopic spheres of water, or hydrometeors, that change and interact with one another based on environmental conditions and the characteristics of the hydrometeor ...
Cloud microphysics examines the formation, growth and phase transitions of cloud particles—both liquid droplets and ice crystals—and their interactions with atmospheric aerosols. Tiny aerosol ...
The UWKA taxiing on an icy tarmac prior to a SNOWIE mission. Example of WCR observations of a snowstorm over complex terrain, from top to bottom reflectivity, (hydrometeor) vertical velocity, and ...
This cloud microphysics study is a part of 'Physics and Dynamics of tropical clouds programme' under which a 'High Altitude Cloud Physics Laboratory and Monitoring' (HACPLM) will be set up at ...
Cirrus clouds play a key role in Earth's radiative balance and climate. This study uses radar and lidar data from A-Train satellites, combined with the Identification and Classification of Cirrus ...
Alexandria Johnson does hard science on the most nebulous of subjects: clouds. As an atmospheric scientist and assistant professor of practice in Purdue University’s College of Science, she studies ...
Research led by Professor Ming Xue from the University of Oklahoma's Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms has uncovered new insights into microphysics parameterization (MP) schemes, ...