microphysics
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Stratiform Precipitation in the New Climate Regime: How the Atmosphere Organizes With a Broad Jet Stream
Stratiform precipitation developed over Georgia even as the jet stream lost definition. This case study shows how the atmosphere built a new vertical pathway for ascent, organized around the freezing level, and sustained a coherent rain band through deformation, layered stability, and microphysical constraints. Continue reading
altered circulation patterns, anomalous propagation, atmospheric reorganization, atmospheric structure, December 2025 weather, deformation zone, freezing level, Georgia weather, jet stream, jet stream changes, mesoscale dynamics, microphysics, new climate regime, sloped ascent, Southeast US precipitation, stratiform precipitation, vorticity advection, weather patterns -
How the Atmosphere Works: A Process-Based Framework
This post introduces a process-based view of the atmosphere that explains how energy and mass move through thermodynamic, microphysical, radiative, and kinematic pathways. By tracing how these processes couple across scales, from the surface to the jet stream, we gain a clearer picture of convection, storm evolution, and the connections that organize weather and climate. Continue reading
aerosol–moisture interaction, atmospheric forecasting, atmospheric processes, atmospheric science, atmospheric structure, boundary layer processes, climate science, Cloud Formation, convection, kinematics, lapse rate, meteorology, microphysics, process coupling, process-based framework, radiation, SAMF, thermodynamics, tornadoes, vertical motion, weather prediction