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Tropical Thunderstorms

Tropical Thunderstorms is a meteorological phenomenon characterized by intense convective activity in the Earth's tropical regions, distinguished from mid-latitude thunderstorms by its reliance on high sea surface temperatures, weak vertical wind shear, and conditional instability driven primarily by moisture convergence and latent heat release in the deep troposphere.

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778

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309

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2017–2026

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Publications

245

Changes in precipitation with climate change

Kevin E. Trenberth · Climate Research · 2010 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Convective Activities in the Tropical Western Pacific and Their Impact on the Northern Hemisphere Summer Circulation

Tsuyoshi Nitta · Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II · 1987 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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WHERE ARE THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ON EARTH?

E. J. Zipser, Daniel J. Cecil, Chuntao Liu et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2006 · 1K citations · Full text

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Urban heat islands and summertime convective thunderstorms in Atlanta: three case studies

Robert Bornstein, Qinglu Lin · Atmospheric Environment · 2000 · 603 citations

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Uncertainty in Hurricanes and Global Warming

Kevin E. Trenberth · Science · 2005 · 479 citations

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Authors

778

  1. EJ
    Edward J. Zipser

    University of Utah, United States

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  2. KL
    Kristen L. Corbosiero

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

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  3. PT
    Peter T. May

    Bureau of Meteorology, Australia

    7 publications · 340 citations

    7

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  4. SA
    Steven A. Rutledge

    Colorado State University, United States

    7 publications · 1K citations

    7

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  5. EW
    Earle Williams

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    7 publications · 1K citations

    7

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Institutions

309

  1. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

    Pune, India

    13 h-index

    35 publications

    908 citations

  2. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    858 citations

  4. Bureau of Meteorology

    Melbourne, Australia

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    437 citations

  5. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    6K citations

  6. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    2.7K citations

  7. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    3.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Monthly Weather Review

    33 publications · 2.8K citations

    23

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 20 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 19 publications · 672 citations

    16

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  4. Atmospheric Research

    18 publications · 623 citations

    15

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  5. Geophysical Research Letters

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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