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Mesoscale Cloud Systems

Mesoscale Cloud Systems is a meteorological phenomenon characterized as a coherent atmospheric cloud system that spans horizontal scales of approximately 2 to 2000 kilometers, distinguished from smaller-scale cloud processes and larger synoptic systems by its intermediate size, organized convective dynamics, and significant influence on regional weather and cloud evolution patterns.

352

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21.6K

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959

Authors

313

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2017–2026

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352

The Mesoscale and Microscale Structure and Organization of Clouds and Precipitation in Midlatitude Cyclones. VIII: A Model for the “Seeder-Feeder” Process in Warm-Frontal Rainbands

Steven A. Rutledge, P. V. Hobbs · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1983 · 731 citations

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Spatial Variability of Liquid Water Path in Marine Low Cloud: The Importance of Mesoscale Cellular Convection

Robert Wood, Dennis L. Hartmann · Journal of Climate · 2006 · 460 citations · Full text

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Observed structure of mesoscale convective systems and implications for large‐scale heating

Robert A. Houze · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1989 · 416 citations

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Gregarious Tropical Convection

Brian Mapes · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1993 · 410 citations · Full text

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Observed structure of mesoscale convective systems and implications for large-scale heating

Robert A. Houze · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1989 · 400 citations

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Authors

959

  1. RA
    Robert A. Houze

    University of Washington, United States

    19 publications · 2K citations

    17

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  2. RW
    Robert Wood

    University of Washington, United States

    8 publications · 1K citations

    8

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  3. WR
    William R. Cotton

    Colorado State University, United States

    8 publications · 585 citations

    8

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  4. BS
    Björn Stevens

    Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany

    8 publications · 865 citations

    8

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  5. TA
    T. Akiyama

    Meteorological Research Institute

    7 publications · 307 citations

    7

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Institutions

313

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    26 h-index

    71 publications

    7.8K citations

  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    19 h-index

    42 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    74 publications

    4.5K citations

  4. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    18 h-index

    40 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    17 h-index

    33 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

    Yokosuka, Japan

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

    Hamburg, Germany

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Monthly Weather Review

    64 publications · 4.3K citations

    36

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  2. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    51 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. 19

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  4. 18

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 13 publications · 899 citations

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