@Article{CecchiniDiaMacRodBis:2020:MaMiCh,
               author = "Cecchini, Micael Amore and Dias, Maria A. F. Silva and Machado, 
                         Luiz Augusto Toledo and Rodriguez, Carlos A. Morales and Biscaro, 
                         Thiago Souza",
          affiliation = "{Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Universidade de 
                         S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and 
                         {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Macrophysical and microphysical characteristics of convective rain 
                         cells observed during SOS-CHUVA",
              journal = "Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "125",
               number = "13",
                pages = "e2019JD0311187",
                month = "July",
             abstract = "In this study, we present a methodology to study the properties of 
                         convective precipitation in a holistic way. We apply a tracking 
                         algorithm to X\‐band radar retrievals to store Lagrangian 
                         properties of convective rain cells. The height of maximum 
                         reflectivity (HZmax) is combined with the vertically integrated 
                         water (VIW) to provide a useful parameter space to constrain the 
                         microphysical study of the cells. This parameter determines most 
                         of the shape of the vertical structure of rain cells, where VIW 
                         acts as a modulating factor. Decreases in HZmax are likely 
                         associated to enhanced collection processes, which favor growth of 
                         reflectivity (Z), differential reflectivity (Zdr), differential 
                         attenuation (Kdp), and droplet mean volume diameter (D0). This 
                         growth is further favored under higher VIW conditions. By 
                         discriminating the microphysical analysis by HZmax and VIW, 
                         droplet growth can be analyzed in different types of rain cells 
                         and stages of life cycle. Overall, the results presented here can 
                         help understand the constraints of the vertical structure of rain 
                         cells and microphysical properties from the combination of HZmax 
                         and VIW. Contrary to the microphysical retrievals themselves, 
                         computations of HZmax and VIW do not depend on dual 
                         polarization.",
                  doi = "10.1029/2019JD031187",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2019JD031187",
                 issn = "2169-897X",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "2019JD031187.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "20 maio 2024"
}