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Convective Lifecycle

Convective Lifecycle is a theoretical construct that delineates the temporal progression of tropical convection within mesoscale convective systems through distinct phases of initiation, organization, maturity, and dissipation, distinguishing it from static or isolated convection models by emphasizing phase-dependent dynamics and environmental feedbacks.

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Tropical Super Clusters within Intraseasonal Variations over the Western Pacific

Tetsuo Nakazawa · Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II · 1988 · 655 citations · Full text

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Diurnal variation and life‐cycle of deep convective systems over the tropical pacific warm pool

Shuyi S. Chen, Robert A. Houze · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1997 · 454 citations

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Life Cycle Variations of Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Americas

Luiz A. T. Machado, William B. Rossow, Roberto Lage Guedes et al. · Monthly Weather Review · 1998 · 369 citations

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The mesoscale convection life cycle: Building block or prototype for large-scale tropical waves?

Brian Mapes, Stefan N. Tulich, Jialin Lin et al. · Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans · 2006 · 364 citations

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An Algorithm for the Detection and Tracking of Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems Using Infrared Images From Geostationary Satellite

Thomas Fiolleau, Rémy Roca · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 2013 · 228 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. TF
    Thomas Fiolleau

    Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales, France

    5 publications · 420 citations

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  2. RR
    Rémy Roca

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 420 citations

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  3. RA
    Robert A. Houze

    University of Washington, United States

    4 publications · 597 citations

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  4. RL
    Ray L. McAnelly

    Colorado State University, United States

    4 publications · 372 citations

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  5. WR
    William R. Cotton

    Colorado State University, United States

    4 publications · 372 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

    Toulouse, France

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    688 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Météo-France

    Toulouse, France

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    487 citations

  6. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    178 citations

  7. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    205 citations

  8. City College of New York

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    306 citations

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  1. Monthly Weather Review

    17 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    15 publications · 732 citations

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  4. Journal of Climate

    7 publications · 473 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 133 citations

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