Mesoscale Group South America-related publications

Romatschke, U., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2010: Extreme summer convection in South America. J. Climate, 23, 3761-3791.

R-H-2011_F1Rasmussen, K. L., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2011: Orogenic convection in South America as seen by the TRMM satellite. Mon. Wea. Rev., 139, 2399-2420.

Rasmussen, K. L., S. L. Choi, M. D. Zuluaga, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2013: TRMM precipitation bias in extreme storms in South America. Geo. Res. Lett., 40, 3457–3461, doi:10.1002/grl.50651. ("AGU Editors Research Spotlight" Precipitation underestimated in extreme storms in South America, EOS, Vol. 94, No. 35, 27 August 2013.)

Romatschke, U., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2013: Characteristics of precipitating convective systems accounting for the summer rainfall of tropical and subtropical South America. J. Hydrometeorol., 14, 25-46.

V-H-R-2013_F2Viale, M., K. L. Rasmussen, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2013: Upstream orographic enhancement of a narrow cold-frontal rainband approaching the Andes. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 1708-1730.

Rasmussen, K. L., M. D. Zuluaga, and R. A. Houze Jr., 2014: Severe convection and lightning in subtropical South America. Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 7359–7366, doi:10.1002/2014GL061767. Featured cover. ("AGU Editors Research Spotlight" What causes extreme hail, tornadoes, and floods in South America?, EOS, Vol. 96, 11 May 2015.)

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Houze, R. A., Jr., K. L. Rasmussen, M. D. Zuluaga, and S. R. Brodzik, 2015: The variable nature of convection in the tropics and subtropics: A legacy of 16 years of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. Rev. Geophys., 53, doi:10.1002/2015RG000488.

Rasmussen, K. L., M. M. Chaplin, M. D. Zuluaga, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2016: Contribution of extreme convective storms to rainfall in South America. J. Hydrometeorol.17, 353-367.

Rasmussen, K. L., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2016: Convective initiation near the Andes in subtropical South AmericaMon. Wea. Rev., 144, 23512374.