Rain in shallow cumulus over the ocean - The RICO campaign

Robert M. Rauber; Bjorn Stevens; Harry T. Ochs; Charles Knight; B. A. Albrecht; A. M. Blyth; C. W. Fairall; J. B. Jensen; S. G. Lasher-Trapp; O. L. Mayol-Bracero; G. Vali; J. R. Anderson; B. A. Baker; A. R. Bandy; E. Burnet; J. L. Brenguier; W. A. Brewer; P. R. A. Brown; P. Chuang; W. R. Cotton; L. D. Girolamo; B. Geerts; H. Gerber; S. Goke; L. Gomes; B. G. Heikes; J. G. Hudson; P. Kollias; R. P. Lawson; S. K. Krueger; D. H. Lenschow; L. Nuijens; D. W. O'Sullivan; R. A. Rilling; D. C. Rogers; A. P. Siebesma; E. Snodgrass; J. L. Stith; D. C. Thornton; S. Tucker; C. H. Twohy; P. Zuidema

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Rain in shallow cumulus over the ocean - The RICO campaign

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Rain in shallow cumulus over the ocean - The RICO campaign

Robert M. Rauber, Bjorn Stevens, Harry T. Ochs, Charles Knight, B. A. Albrecht, A. M. Blyth, C. W. Fairall, J. B. Jensen, S. G. Lasher-Trapp, O. L. Mayol-Bracero, …

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v 88(12), pp 1912-1928

01 Dec 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-88-12-1912

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Shallow, maritime cumuli are ubiquitous over much of the tropical oceans, and characterizing their properties is important to understanding weather and climate. The Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean (RICO) field campaign, which took place during November 2004-January 2005 in the trades over the western Atlantic, emphasized measurements of processes related to the formation of rain in shallow cumuli, and how rain subsequently modifies the structure and ensemble statistics of trade wind clouds. Eight weeks of nearly continuous S-band polarimetric radar sampling, 57 flights from three heavily instrumented research aircraft, and a suite of ground- and ship-based instrumentation provided data on trade wind clouds with unprecedented resolution. Observational strategies employed during RICO capitalized on the advances in remote sensing and other instrumentation to provide insight into processes that span a range of scales and that lie at the heart of questions relating to the cause and effects of rain from shallow maritime cumuli.

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Title: Rain in shallow cumulus over the ocean - The RICO campaign
Creators: Robert M. Rauber - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bjorn Stevens - Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Harry T. Ochs - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Charles Knight - National Center for Atmospheric Research
B. A. Albrecht - University of Miami*
A. M. Blyth - University of Leeds
C. W. Fairall - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
J. B. Jensen - National Center for Atmospheric Research
S. G. Lasher-Trapp - Purdue University System
O. L. Mayol-Bracero - University of Puerto Rico System
G. Vali - University of Wyoming
J. R. Anderson - Arizona State University
B. A. Baker - SPEC Inc.
A. R. Bandy - Drexel University
E. Burnet - Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques
J. L. Brenguier - Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques
W. A. Brewer - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
P. R. A. Brown - Met Office
P. Chuang - University of California, Santa Cruz
W. R. Cotton - Colorado State University
L. D. Girolamo - Univ Illinois, Dept Atmospher Sci, 105 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
B. Geerts - University of Wyoming
H. Gerber - Gerber Technology
S. Goke - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
L. Gomes - Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques
B. G. Heikes - University of Rhode Island
J. G. Hudson - Desert Research Institute
P. Kollias - Brookhaven National Laboratory
R. P. Lawson - SPEC Inc.
S. K. Krueger - University of Utah
D. H. Lenschow - National Center for Atmospheric Research
L. Nuijens - University of California, Los Angeles
D. W. O'Sullivan - United States Naval Academy
R. A. Rilling - National Center for Atmospheric Research
D. C. Rogers - National Center for Atmospheric Research
A. P. Siebesma - Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
E. Snodgrass - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
J. L. Stith - National Center for Atmospheric Research
D. C. Thornton - Drexel University
S. Tucker - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
C. H. Twohy - Oregon State University
P. Zuidema - University of Miami*
Publication Details: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v 88(12), pp 1912-1928
Publisher: Amer Meteorological Soc
Number of pages: 17
Grant note: NER/A/S/2003/00360 / Natural Environment Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) ncas10008 / NERC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: History
Web of Science ID: WOS:000252334100014
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-38949157156
Other Identifier: 991019182781504721

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