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Publications

2022

This is a link to the online abstract for Pfister et al. 2022. Pfister, L., Ueyama, R., Jensen, E. J., and M. R. Schoeberl, 2022. Deep convective cloud top altitudes at high temporal and spatial resolution. Earth and Space Science, 9, e2022EA002475, doi: 10.1029/2022EA002475.
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.
This is a link to the online abstract for Murillo and Homeyer, 2022. 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 link to the online abstract for Gordon and Homeyer, 2022. Gordon, A. E., and C. R. Homeyer, 2022. Sensitivities of Cross-Tropopause Transport in Midlatitude Overshooting Convection to the Lower Stratosphere Environment, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 127, e2022JD036713, doi: 10.1029/2022JD036713.

2021

This is a link to the online abstract for Khlopenkov et al., 2022. Khlopenkov, K. V., Bedka, K. M., Cooney, J. W., and K. Itterly, 2021. Recent advances in detection of overshooting cloud tops from longwave infrared satellite imagery. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 127, e2020JD034359, doi: 10.1029/2020JD034359.
This is a link to the online abstract for Li et al., 2022. Li, Y., Dykema, J., Deshler, T., & Keutsch, F. (2021). Composition dependence of stratospheric aerosol shortwave radiative forcing in northern midlatitudes. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, e2021GL094427, doi: 10.1029/2021GL094427.
This is a link to Smith, 2021. Smith, J. B., 2021. Convective hydration of the stratosphere: Cirrus plumes above superstorm anvils are visible manifestations of a hydraulic jump. Science, 373, 1194–1195, doi: 10.1126/science.abl8740.
This is a link to Change et al., 2021. Chang, K., Bowman, K. P., Siu, L. W., and A. D. Rapp, 2021. Convective Forcing of the North American Monsoon Anticyclone at Intraseasonal and Interannual Time Scales. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 2941–2956, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-21-0009.1.
This is a link to Homeyer and Bowman, 2021. 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 a link to Clapp et al., 2021. Clapp, C. E., Smith, J. B., Bedka, K. M., and J. G. Anderson, 2021. Identifying outflow regions of North American monsoon anticyclone-mediated meridional transport of convectively influenced air masses in the lower stratosphere. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, e2021JD034644, doi: 10.1029/2021JD034644.
This is a link to Cooney et al., 2021. 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.

2020

This image is a link to the online abstract for Siu and Bowman, 2020. Siu, L. W., and K. P. Bowman, 2020. Unsteady Vortex Behavior in the Asian Monsoon Anticyclone, J. Atmos. Sci., 77, 4067–4088, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-19-0349.1.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Starzec et al., 2020. Starzec, M., Mullendore, G., and C. Homeyer, 2020. Retrievals of Convective Detrainment Heights Using Ground-Based Radar Observations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 125, e2020JD032637, doi: 10.1029/2019JD031164.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Wang et al., 2020. Wang, D., Jensen, M. P., D'lorio, J. A., Jozef, G., Giangrande, S. E., Johnson, K. L., Luo, Z. J., Starzec, M., and G. L. Mullendore, 2020. An Observational Comparison of Level of Neutral Buoyancy and Level of Maximum Detrainment in Tropical Deep Convective Clouds. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 125, e2020JD032637, doi: 10.1029/2020JD032637.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Liu et al., 2020. Liu, C., C. Liu, and L. Hayden, 2020. Climatology and Detection of Overshooting Convection From 4 Years of GPM Precipitation Radar and Passive Microwave Observations, J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2019JD032003, doi: 10.1029/2019JD032003.

2019

This is a link to Clapp et al., 2019. Clapp, C. E., and J. G. Anderson, 2019. Modeling the effect of potential nitric acid removal during convective injection of water vapor over the Central United States on the chemical composition of the lower stratosphere. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124,, 9743–9770, doi: 10.1029/2018JD029703.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Feng et al., 2019. Feng, Z., R.A. Houze, L.R. Leung, F. Song, J.C. Hardin, J. Wang, W.I. Gustafson, and C.R. Homeyer, 2019. Spatiotemporal characteristics and large-scale environments of mesoscale convective systems east of the Rocky Mountains, J. Climate, 32, 7303–7328, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0137.1.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Siu and Bowman, 2019. Siu, L. W.*, and K. P. Bowman, 2019. Forcing of the upper-tropospheric monsoon anticyclones, J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1937–1954, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-18-0340.1.

2018

This image is a link to the online abstract for Bedka et al. 2018. 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, Weather and Forecasting, 33, 1159–1181, doi: 10.1175/WAF-D-18-0040.1.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Liu and Liu, 2018. Liu, N., and C. Liu, 2018: Synoptic environments and characteristics of convection reaching the tropopause over Northeast China, Mon. Wea. Rev., 146, 745–759, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-17-0245.1.
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 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.

2016

This image is a link to the online abstract for Bedka and Khlopenkov, 2016. Bedka, K.M. and K. Khlopenkov, 2016. A probabilistic multispectral pattern recognition method for detection of overshooting cloud tops using passive satellite imager observations, J. Appl. Meteor. and Climatol., 55, 1985–2005, doi: 10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0249.1.
This image is a link to the online abstract for Liu and Liu, 2016. Liu, N., and C. Liu, 2016. Global distribution of deep convection reaching tropopause in one-year GPM observations, J. Geophys. Res., 121, doi: 10.1002/2015JD024430.
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.

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.