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Role of Electrical Effects in Intensifying Rainfall Rates in the Tropics

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dc.contributor.authorMudiar, Dipjyoti
dc.contributor.authorHazra, Anupam
dc.contributor.authorPawar, S.D.
dc.contributor.authorKarumuri, Rama Krishna
dc.contributor.authorKonwar, Mahen
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Subrata
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, Manoj K.
dc.contributor.authorGoswami, B.N.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Earle
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T10:11:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T10:11:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIn the backdrop of a significant improvement in weather prediction with Numerical Weather Prediction models, quantitative prediction of the intensity of heavy rainfall events and associated disasters has remained a challenge. Encouraged by the recent emergence of compelling observational evidence for a significant electrical influence on cloud/rain microphysical processes (Mudiar, Pawar, Gopalakrishnana et�al.,�2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gl093577), here we propose a hypothesis that the modification of the raindrop size distribution (RDSD) towards larger drop sizes facilitated by cloud electric fields could be one factor responsible for realistic rainfall intensity in weather/climate models. The robustness of the proposed hypothesis is confirmed through a series of simulations of strongly electrified rain events with the Weather Research and Forecasting model incorporating the electrically modified RDSD parameters in the model physics. Our results indicate a possible roadmap for improving hazard prediction associated with extreme rainfall events in weather prediction models. � 2021. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL096276
dc.identifier.issn948276
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.bhu.ac.in/ir/handle/123456789/14388
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc
dc.subjectelectrical forces
dc.subjectlightning
dc.subjectnumerical weather prediction
dc.subjectraindrop size distribution
dc.subjectraingush
dc.titleRole of Electrical Effects in Intensifying Rainfall Rates in the Tropics
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
journal.titleGeophysical Research Letters
journalvolume.identifier.volume49

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