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| Where are the most intense thunderstorms on Earth? EJ Zipser, DJ Cecil, C Liu, SW Nesbitt, DP Yorty Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87 (8), 1057-1072, 2006 | 1046 | 2006 |
| Mesoscale and convective–scale downdrafts as distinct components of squall-line structure EJ Zipser Monthly Weather Review 105 (12), 1568-1589, 1977 | 860 | 1977 |
| The diurnal cycle of rainfall and convective intensity according to three years of TRMM measurements SW Nesbitt, EJ Zipser Journal of Climate 16 (10), 1456-1475, 2003 | 817 | 2003 |
| The vertical profile of radar reflectivity of convective cells: A strong indicator of storm intensity and lightning probability? EJ Zipser, KR Lutz Monthly Weather Review 122 (8), 1751-1759, 1994 | 650 | 1994 |
| A census of precipitation features in the tropics using TRMM: Radar, ice scattering, and lightning observations SW Nesbitt, EJ Zipser, DJ Cecil Journal of climate 13 (23), 4087-4106, 2000 | 539 | 2000 |
| Recent developments on the South American monsoon system JA Marengo, B Liebmann, AM Grimm, V Misra, PL Silva Dias, ... International Journal of Climatology 32 (1), 1-21, 2012 | 506 | 2012 |
| The South American low-level jet experiment C Vera, J Baez, M Douglas, CB Emmanuel, J Marengo, J Meitin, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87 (1), 63-78, 2006 | 454 | 2006 |
| Cumulonimbus vertical velocity events in GATE. Part I: Diameter, intensity and mass flux MA LeMone, EJ Zipser Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37 (11), 2444-2457, 1980 | 441 | 1980 |
| The role of organized unsaturated convective downdrafts in the structure and rapid decay of an equatorial disturbance EJ Zipser Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 8 (5), 799-814, 1969 | 418 | 1969 |
| Global distribution of convection penetrating the tropical tropopause C Liu, EJ Zipser Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 110 (D23), 2005 | 417 | 2005 |
| Cloud and rain processes in a biosphere‐atmosphere interaction context in the Amazon region MAF Silva Dias, S Rutledge, P Kabat, PL Silva Dias, C Nobre, G Fisch, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 107 (D20), LBA 39-1-LBA 39-18, 2002 | 406 | 2002 |
| Mesoscale convective systems over southeastern South America and their relationship with the South American low-level jet P Salio, M Nicolini, EJ Zipser Monthly Weather Review 135 (4), 1290-1309, 2007 | 402 | 2007 |
| A cloud and precipitation feature database from nine years of TRMM observations C Liu, EJ Zipser, DJ Cecil, SW Nesbitt, S Sherwood Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 47 (10), 2712-2728, 2008 | 398 | 2008 |
| Vertical velocity in oceanic convection off tropical Australia C Lucas, EJ Zipser, MA Lemone Journal of Atmospheric sciences 51 (21), 3183-3193, 1994 | 374 | 1994 |
| Mesoscale and convective structure of a hurricane rainband GM Barnes, EJ Zipser, D Jorgensen, F Marks Jr Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 40 (9), 2125-2137, 1983 | 341 | 1983 |
| Deep cumulonimbus cloud systems in the tropics with and without lightning EJ Zipser Monthly weather review 122 (8), 1837-1851, 1994 | 314 | 1994 |
| Cumulonimbus vertical velocity events in GATE. Part II: Synthesis and model core structure EJ Zipser, MA LeMone Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37 (11), 2458-2469, 1980 | 306 | 1980 |
| Contribution of tropical cyclones to the global precipitation from eight seasons of TRMM data: Regional, seasonal, and interannual variations H Jiang, EJ Zipser Journal of climate 23 (6), 1526-1543, 2010 | 302 | 2010 |
| Three years of TRMM precipitation features. Part I: Radar, radiometric, and lightning characteristics DJ Cecil, SJ Goodman, DJ Boccippio, EJ Zipser, SW Nesbitt Monthly Weather Review 133 (3), 543-566, 2005 | 297 | 2005 |
