Microphysical and radiative characteristics of convective clouds during COHMEX

Abstract

This paper has two purposes: first, to document the structure and evolution of two strong thunderstorms in Alabama using radar multiparameter data; and second, to relate the inferred microphysics to the resulting upwelling microwave radiance observed concurrently by high altitude aircraft. The remote radar observations reveal the existence of large ice particles within the storms, which is likely to have caused the observed low microwave brightness temperatures. By relating the evolution of the radar measurables to the microwave TB's it has been found that knowledge of the storm microphysics and its evolution is important to adequately understand the microwave TB's. -from Authors