The Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS): the scientific strategy, the field phase, and research highlights

• Wulfmeyer, Volker Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
• Behrendt, Andreas Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
• Kottmeier, Christoph Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Corsmeier, Ulrich Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Barthlott, Christian Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Craig, George C. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Hagen, Martin Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Althausen, Dietrich Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
• Aoshima, Fumiko Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
• Arpagaus, Marco MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland
• Bauer, Hans-Stefan Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
• Bennett, Lindsay School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
• Blyth, Alan School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
• Brandau, Christine Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
• Champollion, Cédric Géosciences Montpellier, CNRS, Université Montpellier II, France
• Crewell, Susanne Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Germany
• Dick, Galina Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany
• Girolamo, Paolo Di Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Fisica dell'Ambiente (DIFA), Università della Basilicata (UNIBAS), Potenza, Italy
• Dorninger, Manfred Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
• Dufournet, Yann Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
• Eigenmann, Rafael Department of Micrometeorology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Engelmann, Ronny Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
• Flamant, Cyrille Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales, CNRS/UPMC/UVSQ, Paris, France
• Foken, Thomas Department of Micrometeorology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
• Gorgas, Theresa Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
• Grzeschik, Matthias Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany - Water - Earth System Science Research Institute, Tübingen, Germany
• Handwerker, Jan Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Hauck, Christian Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• Höller, Hartmut Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Junkermann, Wolfgang Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• Kalthoff, Norbert Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Kiemle, Christoph Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Klink, Stefan Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, German Meteorological Service), Offenbach, Germany
• König, Marianne EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
• Krauss, Liane Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Long, Charles N. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, USA
• Madonna, Fabio Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale, CNR—IMAA, Potenza, Italy
• Mobbs, Stephen School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
• Neininger, Bruno METAIR AG, Hausen am Albis, Switzerland
• Pal, Sandip Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
• Peters, Gerhard Institute of Meteorology, University of Hamburg, Germany
• Pigeon, Grégoire CNRM-GAME, Météo-France-CNRS, Toulouse, France
• Richard, Evelyne Laboratoire d'Aérologie, CNRS and University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
• Rotach, Mathias W. MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland - Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
• Russchenberg, Herman Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
• Schwitalla, Thomas Institute of Physics and Meteorology (IPM), University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Stuttgart, Germany
• Smith, Victoria School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
• Steinacker, Reinhold Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Austria
• Trentmann, Jörg Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD, German Meteorological Service), Offenbach, Germany
• Turner, David D. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin—Madison, USA
• Baelen, Joel van Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
• Vogt, Siegfried Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Volkert, Hans Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
• Weckwerth, Tammy National Center of Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA
• Wernli, Heini Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Wieser, Andreas Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
• Wirth, Martin Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (IPA), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Convection

aerosol–cloud–precipitation microphysics

data assimilation

land-surface exchange

orography

quantitative precipitation forecasting

thermally induced flow

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