updated 14 December 2020 1964 1969 1970 1972 Houze, R. A., Jr., 1972: Development and Application of a Method for Computing Cumulus Transports. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 184 pp. 1973 Houze, R. A., Jr.,1973: A climatological study of vertical transports by cumulus-scale convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 30, 1112-1123. ![]() 1974 Hobbs, P. V., R. A. Houze, Jr., T. J. Matejka, L. F. Radke, D. G. Atkinson, and R. R. Weiss, 1974: The dynamical and microphysical structure of an occluded front and its modification by orography. Contributions from the Cloud Physics Group, University of Washington, Research Report IX. ![]() 1975 Houze, R. A., Jr., 1975: Squall lines observed in the vicinity of the researcher during phase III of GATE. Proceedings, 16th Radar Meteorology Conference, Houston, American Meteorological Society, 206-209. 1976 Hobbs, P. V., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1976: Mesoscale structure of precipitation in extratropical cyclones. Preprints, International Conference on Cloud Physics, Boulder, American Meteorological Society, 488-493. Hobbs, P. V., R. A. Houze, Jr., J. D. Locatelli, P. H. Herzegh, L. F. Radke, D. G. Atkinson, R. R. Weiss, and K. R. Biswas, 1976: Dynamical and microphysical structures of cyclonic storms in the Pacific Northwest (the CYCLES Project). Research Report XI, Cloud Physics Group, University of Washington, 166 pp. Houze, R. A., Jr., 1976: GATE radar observations of a tropical squall line. Preprints, 17th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, American Meteorological Society, 384-389. Houze, R. A., Jr., and C. A. Leary, 1976: Comparison of convective mass and heat transports in tropical easterly waves computed by two methods. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 424-429. Houze, R. A., Jr., J. D. Locatelli, and P. V. Hobbs, 1976: Dynamics and cloud microphysics of the rainbands in an occluded frontal system. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 1921-1936. Houze, R. A., Jr., P. V. Hobbs, K. R. Biswas, and W. M. Davis, 1976: Mesoscale rainbands in extratropical cyclones. Mon. Wea. Rev., 104, 868-878. Houze, R. A., Jr., P. V. Hobbs, K. R. Biswas, and W. M. Davis, 1976: Mesoscale structure of rainfall in occluded cyclones. Preprints, Sixth Conference on Weather Forecasting and Analysis, Albany, American Meteorological Society, 310-317. (Invited paper) Leary, C. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1976: Analysis of GATE radar data for a tropical cloud cluster in an easterly wave. Preprints, 17th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, American Meteorological Society, 376-383. Matejka, T. J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1976: The internal structure of mesoscale precipitation features in extratropical cyclonic storms. Preprints, 17th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Seattle, American Meteorological Society, 264-269. ![]() 1977 Houze, R. A., Jr., 1977: Structure and dynamics of a tropical squall-line system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 105, 1540-1567. Houze, R. A. Jr., and C. -P. Cheng, 1977: Radar characteristics of tropical convection observed during GATE: Mean properties and trends over the summer season. Mon. Wea. Rev., 105, 964-980. ![]() 1978 Houze, R. A., Jr., P. V. Hobbs, P. H. Herzegh, and D. B. Parsons, 1978: Airborne measurements of the size distributions of precipitation particles in frontal clouds. Preprints, Conference on Cloud Physics and Atmospheric Electricity, Issaquah, American Meteorological Society, 168-172. Leary, C. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1978: Mesoscale vertical air motions in intense tropical convection. Preprints, Conference on Cloud Physics and Atmospheric Electricity, Issaquah, American Meteorological Society, 435-442. Leary, C. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1978: Observations of horizontally uniform precipitation and radar bright bands in the tropics. Preprints, 18th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Atlanta, American Meteorological Society, 1-8. Matejka, T. J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1978: Doppler-radar measurements of the airflow within a mesoscale cold-frontal rainband. Preprints, 18th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Atlanta, American Meteorological Society, 17-22. Matejka, T. J., R. A. Houze, Jr., and P. V. Hobbs, 1978: Microphysical and dynamical structure of mesoscale cloud features in extratropical cyclones. Preprints, Conference on Cloud Physics and Atmospheric Electricity, Issaquah, American Meteorological Society, 292-299. ![]() 1979 Houze, R. A., Jr., 1979: Cloud and precipitation structure of mesoscale systems in GATE. Proceedings, Impact of GATE on Large-scale Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Woods Hole, National Academy of Sciences, 100-108. (Invited paper) Houze, R. A., Jr., P. V. Hobbs, P. H. Herzegh, and D. B. Parsons, 1979: Size distributions of precipitation particles in frontal clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 156-162. Leary, C. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1979: Melting and evaporation of hydrometeors in precipitation from the anvil clouds of deep tropical convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 669-679. Leary, C. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1979: The structure and evolution of convection in a tropical cloud cluster. J. Atmos. Sci., 36, 437-457. ![]() 1980 Hobbs, P. V., T. J. Matejka, P. H. Herzegh, J. D. Locatelli, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1980: The mesoscale and microscale structure and organization of clouds and precipitation in midlatitude cyclones. I: A case study of a cold front. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 568-596. Houze, R. A., Jr., 1980: Review of The Atmosphere-An Introduction to Meteorology, by F. K. Lutgens and E. J. Tarbuck, EOS, 61, 34-35. Houze, R. A., Jr., C.-P. Cheng, C. A. Leary, and J. F. Gamache, 1980: Diagnosis of cloud mass and heat fluxes from radar and synoptic data. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 754-773. Houze, R. A., Jr., P. V. Hobbs, D. B. Parsons, and P. H. Herzegh, 1980: Reply to comments on Size distributions of precipitation particles in frontal clouds.' J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 699-700. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. A. Rutledge, T. J. Matejka, and P. V. Hobbs, 1980: Air motions and water budget of a warm frontal rainband. Preprints, 19th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 23-29. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. G. Geotis, F. D. Marks, Jr., and A. K. West, 1980: Observations of winter monsoon clouds and precipitation in the vicinity of north Borneo. Communications à la VIII eme Conference Internationale sur la Physique des Nuages, Vol. II, La Commission Internationale de Physique de Nuages Clermont-Ferrand, France, 619-622, Abstract in Journal de Recherches Atmospheriques, 13, p. 328. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. G. Geotis, F. D. Marks, Jr., and D. D. Churchill, 1980: Comparison of airborne and land-based radar measurements of precipitation during the winter monsoon experiment. Preprints, 19th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 162-168. Leary, C. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1980: The contribution of mesoscale motions to the mass and heat fluxes of an intense tropical convective system. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 784-796. Matejka, T. J., R. A. Houze, Jr., and P. V. Hobbs, 1980: Microphysics and dynamics of clouds associated with mesoscale rainbands in extratropical cyclones. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 106, 29-56. ![]() 1981 Houze, R. A., Jr., 1981: Quality of GATE radar data. Statement prepared for WMO International GATE Monograph, 9 pp. Houze, R. A., Jr., 1981: Structures of atmospheric precipitation systemsA global survey. Radio Science, 16, 671-689. (Invited paper) Houze, R. A., Jr., and A. K. Betts, 1981: Convection in GATE. Rev. Geophys. Space Phys., 19, 541-576. [Reprinted as an invited chapter in The GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE) Monograph. GARP Publication Series, No. 25, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, April, 1982, 275-343.] Houze, R. A., Jr., and C.-P. Cheng, 1981: Inclusion of mesoscale updrafts and downdrafts in computations of vertical fluxes by ensembles of tropical clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 1751-1770. Houze, R. A., Jr., and D. D. Churchill, 1981: Development and structure of winter monsoon cloud systems. Proceedings, International Conference on Scientific Results of the Monsoon Experiments, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, World Meteorological Organization, 2-362-39. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. A. Rutledge, T. J. Matejka, and P. V. Hobbs, 1981: The mesoscale and microscale structure and organization of clouds and precipitation in midlatitude cyclones. III: Air motions and precipitation growth in a warm-frontal rainband. J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 639-649. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. G. Geotis, F. D. Marks, Jr., and A. K. West, 1981: Winter monsoon convection in the vicinity of north Borneo. Part I: Structure and time variation of the clouds and precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 109, 1595-1614. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. G. Geotis, F. D. Marks, Jr., and A. K. West, 1981: Convection over the southern south China Sea during December 1978. Part I: Structure of the clouds and precipitation. Proceedings, International Conference on Early Results of FGGE and Large-scale Aspects of its Monsoon Experiments, Global Atmospheric Research Program, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 10-3610-40. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. G. Geotis, F. D. Marks, Jr., D. D. Churchill, and P. H. Herzegh, 1981: Comparison of airborne and land-based radar measurements of precipitation during winter MONEX. J. Appl. Meteor., 20, 772-783. ![]() 1982 Houze, R. A., Jr., 1982: Cloud clusters and large-scale vertical motions in the tropics. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 60, 396-410. (Invited paper) Houze, R. A., Jr., and B. F. Smull, 1982: Comparison of an Oklahoma squall line to mesoscale convective systems in the tropics. Preprints, 12th Conference on Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, American Meteorological Society, 338-341. Houze, R. A., Jr., and P. V. Hobbs, 1982: Organization and structure of precipitating cloud systems. Adv. Geophys., 24, 225-315. ![]() 1983 Marks, F. D., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1983: Three-dimensional wind field in the developing inner core of Hurricane Debby. Preprints, 21st Conference on Radar Meteorology, Edmonton, Alberta, American Meteorological Society, 298-304. ![]() 1984 Churchill, D. D., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1984: Mesoscale updraft magnitude and cloud-ice content deduced from the ice budget of the stratiform region of a tropical cloud cluster. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 1717-1725. Hartmann, D. L., H. H. Hendon, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1984: Some implications of the mesoscale circulations in tropical cloud clusters for large-scale dynamics and climate. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 113-121. Houze, R. A., Jr., and D. D. Churchill, 1984: Microphysical structure of precipitating clouds in winter MONEX. Postprints, 15th Technical Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 527-532. Houze, R. A., Jr., and D. D. Churchill, 1984: Microphysical structure of winter monsoon cloud clusters. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 3405-3411. Houze, R. A., Jr., and E. N. Rappaport, 1984: Air motions and precipitation structure of an early summer squall line over the eastern tropical Atlantic. J. Atmos. Sci., 41, 553-574. Marks, F. D., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1984: Airborne Doppler-radar observations of the mesoscale air motion field in the developing inner core of Hurricane Debby. Postprints, 15th Technical Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 95-102. Marks, F. D., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1984: Airborne Doppler-radar observations in Hurricane Debby. Bull Amer. Meteor. Soc., 65, 569-582. Marks, F. D., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1984: Airborne Doppler-radar observations in Hurricane Alicia. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Radar Meteorology, Zürich, American Meteorological Society, 578-583. Smull, B. F., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1984: Dual-Doppler radar analysis of an Oklahoma squall-line system. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Radar Meteorology, Zürich, American Meteorological Society, 43-48. ![]() 1985 Gamache, J. F., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1985: Further analysis of the composite wind and thermodynamic structure of the 12 September GATE squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 1241-1259. Geotis, S. G., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1985: Rain amounts near and over north Borneo during Winter MONEX. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 1824-1828. Houze, R. A., Jr., F. D. Marks, Jr., R. A. Black, P. T. Willis, and J. F. Gamache, 1985: Airborne Doppler radar and cloud microphysical measurements in Hurricane Norbert. Extended Abstracts, 16th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Houston, American Meteorological Society, 5-6. Smull, B. F., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1985: A midlatitude squall line with a trailing region of stratiform rain, 1985: Radar and satellite observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 117-133. ![]() 1986 Houze, R. A., Jr., and S. A. Rutledge, 1986: A squall line with trailing stratiform precipitation observed during the Oklahoma-Kansas PRE-STORM experiment. Preprints, 23rd Conference of Radar Meteorology, Snowmass, American Meteorological Society, 3, J167-J170. Smull, B. F., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1986: The rear inflow jet in mesoscale convective systems. Preprints, 23rd Conference of Radar Meteorology, Snowmass, American Meteorological Society, 3, J163-J166. ![]() 1987 Johnson, R. H., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Precipitating cloud systems of the Asian monsoon. In Monsoon Meteorology (C.-P. Chang and T. N. Krishnamurti, Eds.), 298-353. Marks, F. D., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Inner core structure of Hurricane Alicia from airborne Doppler radar observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 1296-1317. Marks, F. D., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Three-dimensional structure of the eyewall of Hurricane Norbert as determined from an airborne Doppler radar. Preprints, 17th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 347-350. Rutledge, S. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: A diagnostic modeling study of the trailing stratiform region of a midlatitude squall line. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 2640-2656. Smull, B. F., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Dual-Doppler radar analysis of a midlatitude squall line with a trailing region of stratiform rain. J. Atmos. Sci., 44, 2128-2148. Smull, B. F., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Rear inflow in squall lines with trailing stratiform precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 2869-2889. Wei, T., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: The GATE squall line of 9-10 August 1974. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (Academica Sinica, Beijing), 4, 85-92. Williams, M., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1987: Satellite-observed characteristics of winter monsoon cloud clusters. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 505-519. ![]() 1988 Gamache, J. F., F. D. Marks, Jr., R. A. Black, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1988: The bulk water budget of Hurricane Norbert (1984) as determined from thermodynamic and microphysical analyses retrieved from airborne Doppler radar. Proceedings, Tenth International Cloud Physics Conference, Bad Homburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 711-713. Houze, R. A., Jr., 1988: Convective and stratiform precipitation in the tropics. In Tropical Rainfall Measurements (J. S. Theon and N. Fugono, Eds.), 27-35. Houze, R. A., Jr., F. D. Marks, Jr., and R. A. Black, 1988: Mesoscale patterns of ice particle characteristics in Hurricane Norbert. Proceedings, Tenth International Cloud Physics Conference, Bad Homburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 708-710. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. J. Bograd, and B. E. Mapes, 1988: An Atlas of Horizontal Patterns of Radar Reflectivity Observed During EMEX Aircraft Missions. Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195. Rutledge, S. A., R. A. Houze, Jr., A. J. Heymsfield, and M. I. Biggerstaff, 1988: Dual-Doppler and airborne microphysical observations in the stratiform region of the 10-11 June MCS over Kansas during PRE-STORM. Proceedings, Tenth International Cloud Physics Conference, Bad Homburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 702-704. Rutledge, S. A., R. A. Houze, Jr., M. I. Biggerstaff, and T. Matejka, 1988: The Oklahoma-Kansas mesoscale convective system of 10-11 June 1985: Precipitation structure and single-Doppler radar analysis. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 1409-1430. ![]() 1989 Ferrier, B. S., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1989: One-dimensional time-dependent modeling of GATE cumulonimbus convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 330-352. Houze, R. A., Jr., 1989: Observed structure of mesoscale convective systems and implications for large-scale heating. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 115, 425-461. Houze, R. A., Jr., S. A. Rutledge, M. I. Biggerstaff, and B. F. Smull, 1989: Interpretation of Doppler weather radar displays in midlatitude mesoscale convective systems. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 70, 608-619. Mapes, B., M. I. Biggerstaff, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1989: The structure of vertical drafts in nocturnal oceanic tropical cloud clusters observed during EMEX. Preprints, 18th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, American Meteorological Society, 194-195. Rutledge, S. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1989: Single and dual-Doppler radar observations of a mesovortex in the 28 May 1985 mesoscale convective system observed during PRE-STORM. Preprints, 24th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Tallahassee, American Meteorological Society, 498-501. ![]() 1990 Goldenberg, S. B., R. A. Houze, Jr., and D. D. Churchill, 1990: Convective and stratiform components of a winter monsoon cloud cluster determined from geosynchronous infrared satellite data. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 68, 37-63. Houze, R. A., Jr., B. F. Smull, and P. Dodge, 1990: Mesoscale organization of springtime rainstorms in Oklahoma. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 613-654. Mapes, B., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1990: Divergence profiles in tropical mesoscale convective systems. Preprints, Fourth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Boulder, American Meteorological Society, 202-203. Schmid, W., H. -H. Schiesser, R. A. Houze, Jr., and R. G. Fovell, 1990: Severe left-moving hailstorms in central Switzerland. Preprints, 16th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Kananaskis Provincial Park, Alberta, American Meteorological Society, 467-472. ![]() 1991 Biggerstaff, M. I., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Kinematic structure of the transition-zone downdraft in the 10-11 June 1985 squall line observed over Kansas and Oklahoma. Preprints, 25th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Paris, American Meteorological Society, 505-508. Biggerstaff, M. I., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Midlevel vorticity structure of the 10-11 June 1985 squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 3066-3079. Churchill, D. D., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Coastal mesoscale convective systems of the Australian monsoon. Preprints, 19th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 531-536. Churchill, D. D., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Effects of radiation and turbulence on the diabatic heating and water budget of the stratiform region of a tropical cloud cluster. J. Atmos. Sci., 48, 903-922. Houze, R. A., Jr., and B. E. Mapes, 1991: Oceanic mesoscale convective systems of the Australian monsoon. Preprints, 19th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 527-530. Schiesser, H.-H., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Mesoscale organization of precipitation systems in Switzerland. Preprints, 25th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Paris, American Meteorological Society, 509-512. Sun, J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: Application of a thermodynamic retrieval technique to a numerical model. Preprints, 25th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Paris, American Meteorological Society, 131-134. Webster, P. J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1991: The Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment (EMEX): An overview. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 72, 1481-1505. ![]() 1992 Houze, R. A., Jr., F. D. Marks, Jr., and R. A. Black, 1992: Dual-aircraft investigation of the inner core of Hurricane Norbert. Part II: Mesoscale distribution of ice particles. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 943-962. Mapes, B. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1992: An integrated view of the 1987 Australian monsoon and its mesoscale convective systems. Part I: Horizontal structure. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 118, 927-963. Mapes, B. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1992: Satellite-observed cloud clusters in the TOGA-COARE domain. TOGA Notes, April, 5-8. Marks, F. D., Jr., R. A. Houze, Jr., and J. F. Gamache, 1992: Dual-aircraft investigation of the inner core of Hurricane Norbert. Part I: Kinematic structure. J. Atmos. Sci., 49, 919-942. Schiesser, H.-H., R. A. Houze, Jr., and A. Waldvogel, 1992: Mesoscale organization of precipitation systems causing severe damage by intense or long-lasting rain in Switzerland. Preprints, Interpraevent, Schutz des Lebensraumes vor Hochwasser, Muren und Lawmen, Bern, Switzerland, 71-82. Sun, J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1992: Validation of a thermodynamic retrieval technique by application to a simulated squall line with trailing stratiform precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 120, 1003-1018. Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1992: A numerical study of the momentum budget of a squall line. Proceedings, 11th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, Montreal, American Meteorological Society, 2, 719-722. ![]() 1993 Braun, S. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: The secondary band and reflectivity trough in a midlatitude squall line: Insights from thermodynamic and microphysical retrieval. Preprints, 26th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Norman, American Meteorological Society, 447-450. Gamache, J. F., R. A. Houze, Jr., and F. D. Marks, Jr., 1993: Dual-aircraft investigation of the inner core of Hurricane Norbert. Part III: Water budget. J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 3221-3243. Houze, R. A., Jr., 1993: Cloud Dynamics. Academic Press, San Diego, 573 pp. Houze, R. A., Jr., W. Schmid, R. G. Fovell, and H.-H. Schiesser, 1993: Hailstorms in Switzerland: Left movers, right movers, and false hooks. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 3345-3370. Mapes, B. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: An integrated view of the 1987 Australian monsoon and its mesoscale convective systems. Part II: Vertical structure. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 119, 733-754. Mapes, B. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: Cloud clusters and superclusters over the oceanic warm pool. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 1398-1415. Schmid, W., L. Li, H.-H. Schiesser, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: Rotation in Swiss hailstorms: Doppler-radar structure and the environmental wind field. Preprints, 17th Conference on Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, American Meteorological Society, 196-200. Steiner, M., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: Three-dimensional validation at TRMM ground truth sites: Some early results from Darwin, Australia. Preprints, 26th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Norman, American Meteorological Society, 417-420. Sun, J., S. Braun, M. I. Biggerstaff, R. G. Fovell, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: Warm upper-level downdrafts associated with a squall line. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 2919-2927. Yuter, S. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1993: Three-dimensional kinematic and microphysical evolution of Florida cumulonimbus. Preprints, 26th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Norman, American Meteorological Society, 176-179. ![]() 1994 Braun, S. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1994: The transition zone and secondary maximum of radar reflectivity behind a midlatitude squall line: Results retrieved from Doppler-radar data. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 2733-2755. Chen, S. S., R. A. Houze, Jr., and B. E. Mapes, 1994: Satellite-observed cloud clusters during TOGA COARE. Preprints, Ninth Conference on the Middle Atmosphere and Seventh Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, Monterey, American Meteorological Society, 22-25. Steiner, M., R. A. Houze, Jr., and S. E. Yuter, 1994: Three-dimensional climatological rainfall characteristics from operational radar and raingauge networks. AGU 1994 Spring Meeting, Baltimore, EOS, Transactions, 75, April 19/Supplement, p. 168. Steiner, M., S. E. Yuter, D. E. Kingsmill, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1994: Prototype TRMM radar (ARMAR) validation techniques using NASA DC-8 and NOAA WP-3D airborne measurements. NASA TOGA COARE Science Data Workshop II, Albuquerque, NASA, 30-33. Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1994: Multicell squall line structure as a manifestation of vertically trapped gravity waves. Preprints, Sixth Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, American Meteorological Society, 619-622. ![]() 1995 Braun, S. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Melting and freezing in a mesoscale convective system. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 121, 55-77. Chen, S. S., C. Zhang, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Surface diurnal variations - a link between solar heating and diurnal cycle of tropical convection? Preprints, 21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami, American Meteorological Society, 518-520. Chen, S. S., R. A. Houze, Jr., B. E. Mapes, S. R. Brodzik, and S. E. Yuter, 1995: TOGA COARE satellite data summaries available on the World Wide Web. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 76, 329-333. Kingsmill, D. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Airborne Doppler-radar observations of gust fronts and midlevel inflow in COARE mesoscale convective systems. Preprints, 27th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Vail, American Meteorological Society, 737-739. Mapes, B. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Diabatic divergence profiles in western Pacific mesoscale convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 1807-1828. Schiesser, H. -H., R. A. Houze, Jr., and H. Huntrieser, 1995: The mesoscale structure of severe precipitation systems in Switzerland. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 2070-2097. Steiner, M., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Sensitivity of monthly convective rain fraction to the choice of Z-R relation. Preprints, 27th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Vail, American Meteorological Society, 230-232. Steiner, M., R. A. Houze, Jr., and S. E. Yuter, 1995: Climatological characterization of three-dimensional storm structure from operational radar and rain gauge data. J. Appl. Meteor., 34, 1978-2007. Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Multicell squall-line structure as a manifestation of vertically trapped gravity waves. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 641-661. Yang, M.-J., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Sensitivity of squall-line rear inflow to ice microphysics and environmental humidity. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 3175-3193. Yuter, S. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Three-dimensional kinematic and microphysical evolution of Florida cumulonimbus. Part I: Spatial distribution of updrafts, downdrafts, and precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 1921-1940. Yuter, S. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Three-dimensional kinematic and microphysical evolution of Florida cumulonimbus. Part II: Frequency distribution of vertical velocity, reflectivity, and differential reflectivity. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 1941-1963. Yuter, S. E., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 1995: Three-dimensional kinematic and microphysical evolution of Florida cumulonimbus. 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2011 Didlake, A. C., Jr., and R. A. Houze, Jr.,
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2012 Hence, D. A., and R. A. Houze, Jr.,
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Jr., 2012: A flash flooding storm at the steep edge of high terrain: Disaster in the Himalayas. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93, 1713-1724. 2013 Didlake, A. C., Jr., and R. A. Houze,
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Jr., 2013: Characteristics of precipitating convective systems accounting for the summer rainfall of tropical and subtropical South America. J. Hydrometeorol., 14, 25-46. Viale, 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. Yuan, J., and R. A. Houze,
Jr., 2013: Deep convective systems observed by A-Train
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Jr., 2015: Variation of lightning in mesoscale convective systems within the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 1932-1944, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0201.1. Zuluaga, M. D., and R. A. Houze,
Jr., 2015: Extreme convection of the near-equatorial Americas, Africa, and adjoining oceans as seen by TRMM. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 298-316. 2016 Feng, Z., L.-Y. Leung, S. Hagos, R. A. Houze, Jr., C. Burleyson, and K. Balaguru, 2016: More frequent intense and long-lived storms dominate the springtime trend in central U.S. rainfall. Nature Communications, 10.1038/NCOMMS13429. (Online access.) Medina, S., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2016: Kelvin-Helmholtz waves in extratropical cyclones passing over mountain ranges. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 142, 1311-1319, doi:10.1002/qj.2734. Powell, S. W., R. A. Houze, Jr., and S. R. Brodzik, 2016: Rainfall-type categorization of radar echoes using polar coordinate reflectivity data. J. Atmos.
Oceanic Technol., 17, 523-538, doi:dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0135.1. Rasmussen, K. L., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2016: Convective initiation near the Andes in subtropical South America. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 2351–2374. 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. Virts, K. S., and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2016: Seasonal and intraseasonal variability of mesoscale convective systems over the South Asian monsoon region. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 4753-4774, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-16-0022.1. 2017 Houze, R. A., Jr., L. McMurdie, K. L. Rasmussen, A. Kumar, and M. M. Chaplin, 2017: Multiscale Aspects of the Storm Producing the June 2013 Flooding in Uttarakhand, India. Mon. Wea. Review, 145, 4447-4466. Houze, R. A., Jr., L. A. McMurdie, W. A. Petersen, M. R. Schwaller, W. Baccus, J. Lundquist, C. Mass, B. Nijssen, S. A. Rutledge, D. Hudak, S. Tanelli, G. G. Mace, M. Poellot, D. Lettenmaier, J. Zagrodnik, A. Rowe, J. DeHart, L. Madaus, H. Barnes, 2017: The Olympic Mountains Experiment (OLYMPEX). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 98, 2167-2188. Priya, P., R. Krishnan, M. Mujumdar, R. A. Houze, Jr., 2017: Changing monsoon and midlatitude circulation interactions over the Western Himalayas and possible links to occurrences of extreme precipitation. Clim. Dynam., published online: 21 November 2016, doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3458-z. (Accepted version.) Yang, Q., R. A. Houze, Jr., L. R. Leung, and Z. Feng, 2017: Environments of long-lived mesoscale convective systems over the Central United States in convection permitting climate simulations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 13,288–13,307. doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027033. 2018 Feng, Z., L. R. Leung, R. A. Houze, Jr., S. Hagos, J. Hardin, Q. Yang, B. Han, and J. Fan, 2018: Structure and evolution of mesoscale convective systems: Sensitivity to cloud microphysics in convection-permitting simulations over the United States. JAMES., 10, 1470–1494, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018MS001305. Hagos, S., Z. Feng, R. S. Plant, R. A. Houze, Jr., and H. Xiao, 2018: A stochastic framework for modeling the population dynamics of convective clouds. JAMES, 10, 448–465. https://doi. org/10.1002/2017MS001214. Houze, R. A., Jr., 2018: 100 years of research on mesoscale convective systems. Meteorological Monographs, 59, 17.1–17.54, https://doi.org/10.1175/AMSMONOGRAPHS-D-18-0001.1. McMurdie, L. A., A. K. Rowe, R. A. Houze, Jr., S. R. Brodzik, J. P. Zagrodnik, and T. M. Schuldt, 2018: Terrain-enhanced precipitation processes above the melting layer: Results from OLYMPEX. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 123, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD029161. Zagrodnik, J. P., L. A. McMurdie, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2018: Stratiform precipitation processes in cyclones passing over a coastal mountain range. J. Atmos. Sci., 75, 983–1004, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-17-0168.1. Feng, Z., R. A. Houze, Jr., L. R. Leung, F. Song, J. C. Hardin, J. Wang, W. I. Gustafson, Jr., and C. R. Homeyer, 2019: Spatiotemporal characteristics and large-scale environments of mesoscale convective systems east of the Rocky Mountains. J. Clim., accepted. Song, F., Z. Feng, L. R. Leung, R. A. Houze, Jr., J. Wang, J. Hardin, and C. R. Homeyer, 2019: Contrasting spring and summer large-scale environments associated with mesoscale convective systems over the U.S. Great Plains. J. Clim., accepted. Fletcher, J. K., D. J. Parker, A. G. Turner, A. Menon, G. M. Martin, C. E. Birch, A. K. Mitra, G. Mrudula, K. M. R. Hunt, C. M. Taylor, R. A. Houze, Jr., S. R. Brodzik, G. S. Bhat, and J. H. Marshama, 2019: The dynamic and thermodynamic structure of the monsoon over southern India: New observations from the INCOMPASS IOP. Quart.
J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., INCOMPASS Special Collection 1-24, doi:10.1002/qj.3439. Houze, R. A., Jr., and R. D. Houze, 2019: Cloud and Weather Symbols in the Historic Language of Weather Map Plotters. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Vol. 100, No. 12, ES423-ES443. (Published online.) Houze, R. A., Jr., J. Wang, J. Fan, S. Brodzik, and Z. Feng, 2019: Extreme convective storms over high-latitude continental areas where maximum warming is occurring. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, 4059-4065. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082414. Riihimaki, L. D., R. A. Houze, Jr., L. A. McMurdie and K. Dorsey, 2019: Training a new generation of data-savvy atmospheric researchers. EOS, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO114793. Rowe, A. K., R. A. Houze, Jr., S. Brodzik, and M. D. Zuluaga, 2019: The diurnal and microphysical characteristics of MJO rain events during DYNAMO. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1975-1988, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-18-0316.1. 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. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 97, 1059–1073, doi:10.2151/jmsj.2019-058. Wang, D., S. E. Giangrande, K. A. Schiro, M. P. Jensen, and R. A. Houze, Jr., 2019: The characteristics of tropical and midlatitude mesoscale convective systems as revealed by radar wind profilers. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124, 4601–4619. ("AGU Editors' Highlights" New Observations of Thunderstorm Updrafts and Downdrafts) Zagrodnik, J. P., L. A. McMurdie, R. A. Houze, Jr., and S. Tanelli, 2019: Vertical structure and microphysical characteristics of frontal systems passing over a three-dimensional coastal mountain range. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 1521–1546, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-18-0279.1. 2020 |
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