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Thunderstorm Microphysics

Thunderstorm Microphysics is a subfield of atmospheric science that investigates the physical processes governing the formation, growth, and interactions of hydrometeors within convective clouds, particularly as they relate to charge separation and electrification mechanisms in thunderstorms.

341

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20.2K

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1.1K

Authors

357

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2017–2026

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Publications

341

Riming Electrification as a Charge Generation Mechanism in Thunderstorms

Tsutomu Takahashi · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1978 · 974 citations

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The electrical nature of storms

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 577 citations

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The Life Cycle of Thunderstorm Gust Fronts as Viewed with Doppler Radar and Rawinsonde Data

Roger M. Wakimoto · Monthly Weather Review · 1982 · 487 citations · Full text

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The Electrical Nature of Storms

Richard E. Orville · Eos · 1998 · 382 citations · Full text

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Where Are the Lightning Hotspots on Earth?

Rachel I. Albrecht, Steven J. Goodman, Dennis E. Buechler et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2016 · 369 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.1K

  1. DR
    Donald R. MacGorman

    NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 685 citations

    9

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  2. RE
    Richard E. Orville

    Texas A&M University, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  3. EW
    Earle Williams

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  4. AC
    A. Chilingarian

    A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory, Armenia

    9 publications · 328 citations

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  5. RJ
    Richard J. Blakeslee

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    9 publications · 872 citations

    9

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Institutions

357

  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    20 h-index

    75 publications

    7.6K citations

  2. University of Alabama in Huntsville

    Huntsville, United States

    16 h-index

    43 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    15 h-index

    52 publications

    4.7K citations

  4. NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory

    Norman, United States

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    14 h-index

    47 publications

    4.4K citations

  6. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    59 publications

    2.4K citations

  8. Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies

    Norman, United States

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 55 publications · 3.8K citations

    32

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  2. Monthly Weather Review

    30 publications · 2.4K citations

    26

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  3. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    26 publications · 2.6K citations

    20

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    18

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 23 publications · 865 citations

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