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3-D Gridded NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar Data



Publications

2022

This is a blank icon. Fan, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Jeong, J.-H., Chen, X., Zhang, S., et al., 2022. Contrasting responses of hailstorms to anthropogenic climate change in different synoptic weather systems. Earth's Future, 10, e2022EF002768, doi: 10.1029/2022EF002768.
This is an icon for the Journal of Atmospheric Science. Murillo, E. M., and C. R. Homeyer, 2022. What Determines Above-Anvil Cirrus Plume Infrared Temperature? J. Atmos. Sci., 79, 3181–3194, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-22-0080.1.
This is a blank icon. Brunner, M. I., and E. M. Dougherty, 2022. Varying Importance of Storm Types and Antecedent Conditions for Local and Regional Floods. Water Resources Research, 58, doi: 10.1029/2022wr033249.
This is an icon for the Journal of Hydrometeorology. Hu, H., Z. Feng, and L. R. Leung, 2022. Quantifying Flood Frequency Associated with Clustered Mesoscale Convective Systems in the United States. J. Hydrometeorol., 23, 1685-1703, doi: 10.1175/jhm-d-22-0038.1.
This is an icon for Earth and Space Science. Prein, A. F., M. Ge, A. R. Valle, D. Wang, and S. E. Giangrande, 2022. Towards a Unified Setup to Simulate Mid-Latitude and Tropical Mesoscale Convective Systems at Kilometer-Scales. Earth and Space Science, 9, doi: 10.1029/2022ea002295.
This is an icon for JGR-Oceans. Robertson, W. M., D. B. Kluver, J. T. Allen, and E. J. Anderson, 2022: The Hydrologic Response to a Meteotsunami in an Isolated Wetland: Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, USA. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 127, doi: 10.1029/2022JC018611.
This is a blank icon. Sun, N., Z. Zhou, Q. Li, and J. Jing, 2022. Three-Dimensional Gridded Radar Echo Extrapolation for Convective Storm Nowcasting Based on 3D-ConvLSTM Model. Remote Sensing, 14, 4256, doi: 10.3390/rs14174256.
This is an icon for JGR-Atmospheres. Wang, D., Jensen, M. P., Taylor, D., Kowalski, G., Hogan, M., Wittemann, B. M., et al., 2022. Linking synoptic patterns to cloud properties and local circulations over southeastern Texas. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 127, e2021JD035920, doi: 10.1029/2021JD035920.
This is an icon for the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Bell, J. R., K. M. Bedka, C. J. Schultz, A. L. Molthan, S. D. Bang, J. Glisan, T. Ford, W. S. Lincoln, L. A. Schultz, A. M. Melancon, E. F. Wisinski, K. Itterly, C. R. Homeyer, D. J. Cecil, C. Cogil, E. Lenning, R. Donavon, and R. Wolf, 2022. Satellite-Based Characterization of Convection and Impacts from the Catastrophic 10 August 2020 Midwest U.S. Derecho, Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 103, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0023.1.
This image is a link to the GridRad Algorithm Description document. Homeyer, C. R., and K. P. Bowman, 2022. Algorithm Description Document for Version 4.2 of the Three-Dimensional Gridded NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar (GridRad) Dataset, Technical Report.

2021

This is an icon for JGR-Atmospheres. Cooney, J. W., Bedka, K. M., Bowman, K. P., Khlopenkov, K. V., and K. Itterly, 2021. Comparing tropopause-penetrating convection identifications derived from NEXRAD and GOES over the contiguous United States. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, e2020JD034319, doi: 10.1029/2020JD034319.
This is an icon for the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Homeyer, C. R., and K. P. Bowman, 2021. A 22-Year Evaluation of Convection Reaching the Stratosphere over the United States. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, doi: 10.1029/2021JD034808.
This is an icon for the Journal of Hydrometeorology. Brauer, N. S., J. B. Basara, P. E. Kirstetter, R. A. Wakefield, C. R. Homeyer, J. Yoo, M. Shepherd, and J. A. Santanello, 2021. The inland maintenance and reintensification of Tropical Storm Bill (2015). Part II: Precipitation microphysics, J. Hydrometeor., 22, 2695–2711, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-20-0151.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Climate. Cui, W., X. Dong, B. Xi, and Z. Feng, 2021. Climatology of linear mesoscale convective system morphology in the United States based on the random-forests method, J. Clim., 34, 7257–7276, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0862.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Feng, Z., L. R. Leung, N. Liu, J. Wang, R. A. Houze, J. Li, J. C. Hardin, D. Chen, and J. Guo, 2021. A global high-resolution mesoscale convective system database using satellite-derived cloud tops, surface precipitation, and tracking, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, doi: 10.1029/2020JD034202.
This is an icon for the journal Monthly Weather Review. Homeyer, C. R., A. O. Fierro, B. A. Schenkel, A. C. Didlake, G. M. McFarquhar, J. Hu, A. V. Ryzhkov, J. B. Basara, A. M. Murphy, and J. Zawislak, 2021. Polarimetric signatures in landfalling tropical cyclones, Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 131–154, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-20-0111.1.
This is an icon for Geophysical Research Letters. Hu, H., Z. Feng, and L. R. Leung, 2021. Linking flood frequency with mesoscale convective systems in the US, Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, doi: 10.1029/2021GL092546.
This is an icon for the Journal of Climate. Jeong, J., J. Fan, and C. R. Homeyer, 2021. Spatial and temporal trends and variabilities of hailstones in the United States northern Great Plains and their possible attributions, J. Clim., 34, 6819–6840, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0245.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Khlopenkov, K. V., K. M. Bedka, J. W. Cooney, and K. Itterly, 2021. Recent advances in detection of overshooting cloud tops from longwave infrared satellite imagery, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, doi: 10.1029/2020JD034359.
This is an icon for the journal Earth System Science Data. Li, J., Z. Feng, Y. Qian, and L. R. Leung, 2021. A high-resolution unified observational data product of mesoscale convective systems and isolated deep convection in the United States for 2004-2017, Earth Sys. Sci. Data, 13, 827–856, doi: 10.5194/essd-13-827-2021.
This is an icon for the journal Monthly Weather Review. Murillo, E. M., C. R. Homeyer, and J. T. Allen, 2021. A 23-year severe hail climatology using GridRad MESH observations, Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 945–958, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-20-0178.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Tinney, E. N., and C. R. Homeyer, 2021. A 13-year trajectory-based analysis of convection-driven changes in upper troposphere lower stratosphere composition over the United States, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, doi: 10.1029/2020JD033657.
This is an icon for the journal Geoscientific Model Development. Wang, J., J. Fan, R. A. Houze Jr., S. R. Brodzik, K. Zhang, G. J. Zhang, and P. Ma, 2021. Using radar observations to evaluate 3-D radar echo structure simulated by the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) version 1, Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 719–734, doi: gmd-14-719-2021.
This is an icon for the journal Monthly Weather Review. Wang, J., and M. Zhang, 2021. A constrained data assimilation algorithm based on GSI hybrid 3D-EnVar and its application, Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 3365–3378, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-21-0052.1.

2020

This is an icon for the journal Monthly Weather Review. Homeyer, C. R., T. N. Sandmaæl, C. K. Potvin, and A. M. Murphy, 2020. Distinguishing Characteristics of Tornadic and Nontornadic Supercell Storms from Composite Mean Analyses of Radar Observations, Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 5015–5040, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-20-0136.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Hydrometeorology. Brauer, N. S., J. B. Basara, C. R. Homeyer, G. M. McFarquhar, and P. E. Kirstetter, 2020. Quantifying precipitation efficiency and drivers of excessive precipitation in post-landfall Hurricane Harvey, J. Hydrometeor., 21, 433–452, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-19-0192.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Collins, E., Z. J. Lebo, and H. Morrison, 2020. Impacts of latent energy and snow fall speed on a wintertime midlatitude cyclone, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 125, doi: 10.1029/2020JD032655.
This is an icon for the Journal of Climate. Jeong, J., J. Fan, C. R. Homeyer, and Z. Hou, 2020. Understanding hailstone temporal variability and contributing factors over the U.S. southern Great Plains, J. Clim., 33, 3947–3966, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0606.1.
This is an icon for the journal Weather and Forecasting. Molina, M. J., J. T. Allen, and A. F. Prein, 2020. Moisture attribution and sensitivity analysis of a winter tornado outbreak, Wea. Forecasting, 35, 1263–1288, doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-19-0240.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. Murphy, A. M., A. Ryzhkov, and P. Zhang, 2020. Columnar vertical profile (CVP) methodology for validating polarimetric radar retrievals in ice using in situ aircraft measurements, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 37, 1623–1642, doi: 10.1175/JTECH-D-20-0011.1.
This is an icon for Geophysical Research Letters. Pan, B., Y. Wang, T. Logan, J. Hsieh, J. H. Jiang, Y. Li, and R. Zhang, 2020. Determinant role of aerosols from industrial sources in Hurricane Harvey's catastrophe, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, doi: 10.1029/2020GL090014.
This is an icon for the journal Nature Reviews of Earth & Environment. Schumacher, R. S., and K. L. Rasmussen, 2020. The formation, character and changing nature of mesoscale convective systems, Nature Rev. Earth Environ., 1, 300–314, doi: 10.1038/s43017-020-0057-7.
This is an icon for the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres. Starzec, M., G. L. Mullendore, and C. R. Homeyer, 2020. Retrievals of convective detrainment heights using ground-based radar observations, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 125, doi: 10.1029/2019JD031164.
This is an icon for the Journal of Hydrometeorology. Tian, J., X. Dong, B. Xi, and Z. Feng, 2020. Characteristics of ice cloud-precipitation of warm season mesoscale convective systems over the Great Plains, J. Hydrometeor., 21, 317–334, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-19-0176.1.

2019

This is an icon for the journal Weather and Forecasting. Tang, B. H., V. A. Gensini, and C. R. Homeyer, 2019. Trends in United States large hail environments and observations, npj Clim. Atmos. Sci., 2, doi: 10.1038/s41612-019-0103-7.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Sandmæl et al. 2019. Sandmæl, T. N., C. R. Homeyer, K. M. Bedka, J. M. Apke, J. R. Mecikalski, and K. Khlopenkov, 2019. Evaluating the Ability of Remote Sensing Observations to Identify Significantly Severe and Potentially Tornadic Storms, J. Appl. Meteor. and Climatol., 58, 2569–2590, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0241.1.
This is an icon for the journal Weather and Forecasting. Thielen, J. E., and W. A. Gallus, 2019. Influences of horizontal grid spacing and microphysics on WRF forecasts of convective morphology evolution for nocturnal MCSs in weakly forced environments, Wea. Forecasting, 34, 1495–1517, doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-18-0210.1.
This is an icon for the Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Wang, J., R. A. Houze, Jr., J. Fan, S. R. Brodzik, Z. Feng, And J. C. Hardin, 2019. The detection of mesoscale convective systems by the GPM Ku-band spaceborne radar, J. Met. Soc. Japan, 97, 1059–1073, doi: 10.2151/jmsj.2019-058.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Murillo & Homeyer 2019. Murillo, E. M., and C. R. Homeyer, 2019. Severe Hail Fall and Hail Storm Detection using Remote Sensing Observations,, J. Appl. Meteor. and Climatol., 58, 947–970, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0247.1.

2018

This image is a link to the online abstract for Hander & Homeyer, 2018. Handler, S. L., and C. R. Homeyer, 2018. Radar-Observed Bulk Microphysics of Midlatitude Leading-Line Trailing-Stratiform Mesoscale Convective Systems, J. Appl. Meteor. and Climatol., 57, 2231–2248, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0030.1.
This is an icon for the journal Weather and Forecasting. Bedka, K., E. M. Murillo, C. R. Homeyer, B. Scarino, and H. Mersiovsky, 2018. The Above Anvil Cirrus Plume: An Important Severe Weather Indicator in Visible and Infrared Satellite Imagery, Wea. Forecasting, 33, 1159–1181, doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-18-0040.1.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Cooney et al. 2018. Cooney, J. W., K. P. Bowman, C. R. Homeyer, and T. M. Fenske, 2018. Ten-year analysis of tropopause-overshooting convection using GridRad data, J. Geophys. Res., 123, 329–343, doi: 10.1002/2017JD0277181.

2017

This image is a link to the GridRad Algorithm Description document. Homeyer, C. R., and K. P. Bowman, 2017. Algorithm Description Document for Version 3.1 of the Three-Dimensional Gridded NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar (GridRad) Dataset, Technical Report.
This is a link to the online abstract for Smith et al. 2018.. Smith, J. B., D. M. Wilmouth, K. M. Bedka, K. P. Bowman, C. R. Homeyer, J. A. Dykema, M. R. Sargent, C. E. Clapp, S. S. Leroy, D. S. Sayres, J. M. Dean-Day, T. P. Bui and J. G. Anderson, 2017. A case study of convectively sourced water vapor observed in the overworld stratosphere over the United States, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 9529–9554, doi: 10.1002/2017JD026831.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Anderson et al. 2017. Anderson, J. G., D. K. Weisenstein, K. P. Bowman, C. R. Homeyer, J. B. Smith, D. M. Wilmouth, D. S. Sayres, J. E. Klobas, S. S. Leroy, J. A. Dykema, and S. C. Wofsy, 2017. Stratospheric ozone over the United States in summer linked to observations of convection and temperature via chlorine and bromine catalysis, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 114, E4905–E4913, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1619318114.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Homeyer et al. 2017. Homeyer, C. R., J. D. McAuliffe, and K. M. Bedka, 2017: On the development of above-anvil cirrus plumes in extratropical convection, J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 1617–1633, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-16-0269.1.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Starzec et al. 2017. Starzec, M., C. R. Homeyer, and G. L. Mullendore, 2017: Storm Labeling in 3 Dimensions (SL3D): A volumetric radar echo and dual-polarization updraft classification algorithm, Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 1127–1145, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-16-0089.1.

2016

This image is a link to the online abstract for Solomon et al. 2016. Solomon, D. L., K. P. Bowman, and C. R. Homeyer, 2016. Tropopause-penetrating convection from three-dimensional gridded NEXRAD data, J. Appl. Meteor. and Climatol., 55, 465–478, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0190.1.

2015

This image is a link to the online abstract for Homeyer and Kumjian 2015. Homeyer, C. R. and M. R. Kumjian, 2015: Microphysical characteristics of overshooting convection from polarimetric radar observations, J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 870–891, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0388.1.

2014

This image is a link to the online abstract for Homeyer 2014. Homeyer, C. R., 2014: Formation of the enhanced-V infrared cloud top feature from high-resolution three-dimensional radar observations, J. Atmos. Sci., 71, 332–348, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-079.1.

2011

This image is a link to the online abstract for Homeyer et al 2011. Homeyer, C. R., K. P. Bowman, L. L. Pan, M. A. Zondlo, and J. F. Bresch, 2011: Convective injection into stratospheric intrusions, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D23304, doi: 10.1029/2011JD016724.