State-of-the-Art in Severe Weather Research
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Meteorology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 433
Special Issue Editor
Interests: severe weather; remote sensing; nowcasting; hail; heavy rain; supercells; squall lines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Severe and large-scale hailstorms produce significant damage in many regions globally. In recent years, the occurrence trends of very large hail have tended to rise in most parts of the world with global warming, and only some areas have shown different behaviors. On the other hand, small hail events seem to have reduced in number. As well as global warming, several other direct and indirect factors could influence hail occurrence and distribution. However, the irregularity of such cases and the complexity of the processes inside thunderstorms make it difficult to definitively conclude about the future trends of hail. This Special Issue will publish research that enhances our understanding of the hail cycle's different steps, including studies analyzing topics from the identification of favorable large-scale and meso-scale environments to micro-physics inside hailstorms. The issue will thus provide insights into this specific field of atmospheric sciences.
Dr. Tomeu Rigo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hail
- hailstorm
- radar
- lightning
- satellite
- numerical weather prediction
- internal structure
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