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  1. L. P. Blunn, R. S. Plant, O. Coceal, S. I. Bohnenstengel, H. W. Lean, and J. F. Barlow. The influence of resolved convective motions on scalar dispersion in hectometric scale numerical weather prediction models. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 150:976-994, 2024.
  2. J.-F. Gu, R. S. Plant, C. E. Holloway, and P. A. Clark. Halo region around shallow cumulus clouds in large eddy simulations. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 150:1501-1517, 2024.
  3. S. L. Lavender, A. J. Stirling, M. Whitall, R. Stratton, C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, A. Lock, and J.-F. Gu. The use of idealised experiments in testing a new convective parameterization: Performance of CoMorph-A. To appear in: Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 150:1581-1600, 2024.
  4. C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, A. J. Stirling, and M. A. W. Whitall. Evaluating the CoMorph parameterization using idealised simulations of the two-way coupling between convection and large-scale dynamics. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 149:3087-3109, 2023.
  5. M. C. Johnston, C. E. Holloway, and R. S. Plant. Sensible Heat Fluxes Control Cloud Trail Strength. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 149:1165-1179, 2023.
  6. J. I. Yano and R. S. Plant. Interaction of the Convective Energy Cycle and Large-Scale Dynamics. J. Atmos. Sci., 80:2685-2699, 2023.
  7. L. P. Blunn, O. Coceal, N. Nazarian, J. F. Barlow, R. S. Plant, S. I. Bohnenstengel, and H. W. Lean. Turbulence characteristics across a range of idealised urban canopy geometries. Bound. Lay. Meteorol., 182:275-307, 2022.
  8. S. Hagos, J. Chen, K. Barber, K. Sakaguchi, R. S. Plant, Z. Feng, and H. Xiao. A Machine Learning Assisted Stochastic Cloud Population Model as a Parameterization of Cumulus Convection. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 14:e2021MS002808, 2022.
  9. N. J. Harvey, C. L. Daleu, R. A. Stratton, R. S. Plant, S. J. Woolnough, and A. J. Stirling. The impact of surface heterogeneity on the diurnal cycle of deep convection. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 148:3509-3527, 2022.
  10. M.-J. M. Bopape, H. Cardoso, R. S. Plant, E. Phaduli, H. Chikoore, T. Ndarana, L. Khalau, and E. Rakate. Sensitivity of tropical cyclone Idai simulations to cumulus parametrization schemes. Atmosphere, 12:932, 2021.
  11. M.-J. M. Bopape, D. Waitolo, R. S. Plant, E. Phaduli, E. Nkonde, H. Simfukwe, S. Mkanda, E. Rakate, and R. Maisha. Sensitivity of simulations of a Zambian heavy rainfall event to the atmospheric boundary layer schemes. Climate, 9:38, 2021.
  12. M. M. Bopape, R. S. Plant, O. Coceal, G. A. Efstathiou, and M. Valdivieso. Effects of stability functions in a dynamic model convective boundary layer simulation. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 22:e1008, 2021.
  13. D. L. A. Flack, P. A. Clark, C. E. Halliwell, N. Roberts, S. L. Gray, R. S. Plant, and H. W. Lean. A Physically-Based Stochastic Boundary-Layer Scheme Part II: Perturbation Growth within a Super Ensemble Framework. J. Atmos. Sci., 78:747-761, 2021.
  14. J.-F. Gu, R. S. Plant, C. E. Holloway, and T. R. Jones. Composited structure of non-precipitating shallow cumulus clouds. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 147:2818-2833, 2021.
  15. A. Hermoso, V. Homar, and R. S. Plant. Potential of stochastic methods for improving convection-permitting ensemble forecasts of extreme events over the western Mediterranean. Atmos. Res., 257:105571, 2021.
  16. Y. L. Hwong, S. Song, S. C. Sherwood, A. J. Stirling, C. Rio, R. Roehrig, C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, D. Fuchs, P. Maher, and L. Touzé-Peiffer. Characterizing Convection Schemes Using Their Responses to Imposed Tendency Perturbations. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 13:e2021MS002461, 2021.
  17. M. R. Muetzelfeldt, R. S. Plant, P. A. Clark, A. J. Stirling, and S. J. Woolnough. A climatology of tropical wind shear produced by clustering wind profiles from a climate model. Geosci. Model Dev., 14:4035-4049, 2021.
  18. M. M. Bopape, R. S. Plant, and O. Coceal. Resolution Dependence of Turbulent Structures in Convective Boundary Layer Simulations. Atmosphere, 11:986, 2020.
  19. C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, S. J. Woolnough, A. J. Stirling, and N. J. Harvey. Memory properties in cloud-resolving simulations of the diurnal cycle of deep convection. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 12:e2019MS001897, 2020.
  20. J.-F. Gu, R. S. Plant, C. E. Holloway, T. R. Jones, A. Stirling, P. A. Clark, S. J. Woolnough, and T. L. Webb. Evaluation of the bulk mass flux formulation using large eddy simulations. J. Atmos. Sci., 77:2115-2137, 2020.
  21. J.-F. Gu, R. S. Plant, C. E. Holloway, and M. R. Muetzelfeldt. Pressure drag for shallow cumulus clouds: from thermals to the cloud ensemble. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47:e2020GL090460, 2020.
  22. S. Hagos, Z. Feng, R. S. Plant, and A. Protat. A Machine Learning Assisted Development of a Model for the Populations of Convective and Stratiform Clouds. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 12:e2019MS001798, 2020.
  23. R. Honnert, G. A. Efstathiou, R. J. Beare, J. Ito, A. Lock, R. Neggers, R. S. Plant, H. H. Shin, L. Tomassini, and B. Zhou. The Atmospheric Boundary Layer and the "Gray Zone" of Turbulence: A Critical Review. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmospheres, 125:e2019JD030317, 2020.
  24. J.-I. Yano and R. S. Plant. Why Does Arakawa and Schubert's Convective Quasi-Equilibrium Closure Not Work? Mathematical Analysis and Implications. J. Atmos. Sci., 77:1371-1385, 2020.
  25. S. L. Dance, S. P. Ballard, R. N. Bannister, P. Clark, H. L. Cloke, T. Darlington, D. L. A. Flack, S. L. Gray, L. Hawkness-Smith, N. Husnoo, A. J. Illingworth, G. A. Kelly, H. W. Lean, D. Li, N. K. Nichols, J. C. Nicol, A. Oxley, R. S. Plant, N. M. Roberts, I. Roulstone, D. Simonin, R. J. Thompson, and J. A. Waller. Improvements in forecasting intense rainfall: results from the FRANC (Forecasting Rainfall exploiting new data Assimilation techniques and Novel observations of Convection) project. Atmosphere, 10:125, 2019.
  26. G. A. Efstathiou and R. S. Plant. A dynamic extension of the pragmatic blending scheme for sub-grid mixing across the scales. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 145:1-9, 2019.
  27. D. L. A. Flack, S. L. Gray, and R. S. Plant. A simple ensemble approach for more robust process-based sensitivity analysis of case studies in convection-permitting models. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 145:3089-3101, 2019.
  28. G. A. Efstathiou, R. S. Plant, and M. M. Bopape. Simulation of an evolving convective boundary layer using a scale-dependent dynamic Smagorinsky model at near grey-zone resolution. J. Appl. Meteorl. Climatol., 57:2197-2214, 2018.
  29. D. L. A. Flack, S. L. Gray, R. S. Plant, H. W. Lean, C. Keil, and G. C. Craig. Convective-scale perturbation growth across the spectrum of convective regimes. Mon. Weather Rev., 146:387-405, 2018.
  30. S. Hagos, Z. Feng, R. S. Plant, R. A. Houze Jr, and H. Xiao. A stochastic framework for modeling the population dynamics of convective clouds. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 10:doi:10.1002/2017MS001214, 2018.
  31. M. C. Johnston, C. E. Holloway, and R. S. Plant. Cloud trails past Bermuda: A five-year climatology from 2012-2016. Mon. Weather Rev., 146:4039-4055, 2018.
  32. J. A. Kamieniecki, M. H. P. Ambaum, R. S. Plant, and S. J. Woolnough. The implications of an idealised large-scale circulation for mechanical work done by tropical convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 75:2533-2547, 2018.
  33. C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, and S. J. Woolnough. Using the Weak-Temperature Gradient approximation to evaluate parameterizations: An example of the transition from suppressed to active convection. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 9:doi:10.1002/2017MS000940, 2017.
  34. C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, S. J. Woolnough, S. Sessions, M. J. Herman, A. Sobel, S. Wang, D. Kim, A. Cheng, G. Bellon, P. Peyrille, F. Ferry, A. P. Siebesma, and B. van Ulft. Intercomparison of methods of coupling between convection and large-scale circulation.Part 2: Comparison over non-uniform surface conditions. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 8:doi:10.1002/2015MS000570, 2016.
  35. S. R. A. Dey, R. S. Plant, N. M. Roberts, and S. Migliorini. Assessing spatial precipitation uncertainties in a convective-scale ensemble. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 142:2935-2948, 2016.
  36. S. R. A. Dey, N. M. Roberts, R. S. Plant, and S. Migliorini. A new method for the characterisation and verification of local spatial predictability for convective scale ensembles. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 142:1982-1996, 2016.
  37. D. L. A. Flack, R. S. Plant, S. L. Gray, H. W. Lean, C. Keil, and G. C. Craig. Characterisation of convective regimes over the British Isles. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 142:1541-1553, 2016.
  38. R. J. Keane, R. S. Plant, and W. J. Tennant. Evaluation of the Plant-Craig stochastic convection scheme (v2.0) in the ensemble forecasting system MOGREPS-R (24km) based on the Unifed Model (v7.3). Geosci. Model Dev., 9:1921-1935, 2016. Discussion paper published in Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss. 8, 10199-10236 (2015).
  39. J.-I. Yano and R. S. Plant. Generalized Convective Quasi-Equilibrium Principle. Dyn. Atmos. Ocean., 73:10-33, 2016.
  40. I. A. Boutle, S. E. Belcher, and R. S. Plant. Friction in mid-latitude cyclones: an Ekman-PV mechanism. Atmosph. Sci. Lett., 16:103-109, 2015.
  41. C. L. Daleu, R. S. Plant, S. J. Woolnough, S. Sessions, M. J. Herman, A. Sobel, S. Wang, D. Kim, A. Cheng, G. Bellon, P. Peyrille, F. Ferry, A. P. Siebesma, and B. van Ulft. Intercomparison of methods of coupling between convection and large-scale circulation.Part I: Comparison over uniform surface conditions. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 7:doi:10.1002/2015MS000468, 2015.
  42. C. L. Daleu, S. J. Woolnough, and R. S. Plant. Transition from suppressed to active convection modulated by a weak-temperature gradient derived large-scale circulation. J. Atmos. Sci., 72:834-853, 2015.
  43. K. E. Hanley, R. S. Plant, T. H. M. Stein, R. J. Hogan, H. W. Lean, C. Halliwell, and P. A. Clark. Mixing length controls on high resolution simulations of convective storms. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 141:272-284, 2015.
  44. J. C. Nicol, R. J. Hogan, T. H. Stein, K. E. Hanley, P. A. Clark, C. E. Halliwell, H. W. Lean, and R. S. Plant. Convective updraught evaluation in high-resolution NWP simulations using single-Doppler radar measurements. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 141:3177-3189, 2015.
  45. T. H. Stein, R. J. Hogan, P. A. Clark, C. E. Halliwell, K. E. Hanley, H. W. Lean, J. C. Nicol, and R. S. Plant. The DYMECS project: A statistical approach for the evaluation of convective storms in high-resolution NWP models. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 96:939-951, 2015.
  46. G. Vaughan, J. Methven, D. Anderson, B. Antonescu, L. Baker, T. P. Baker, S. P. Ballard, K. N. Bower, P. R. A. Brown, J. Chagnon, T. W. Choularton, J. Chylik, P. J. Connolly, P. A. Cook, R. J. Cotton, J. Crosier, C. Dearden, J. R. Dorsey, T. H. A. Frame, M. W. Gallagher, M. Goodliff, B. J. Harvey, S. L. Gray, P. Knippertz, H. W. Lean, D. Li, G. Lloyd, O. Martinez-Alvarado, J. Nicol, J. Norris, E. Ostrom, J. Owen, D. J. Parker, R. S. Plant, I. A. Renfrew, N. M. Roberts, P. Rosenberg, A. C. Rudd, D. M. Schultz, J. P.Taylor, T. Trzeciak, R. Tubbs, A. K. Vance, P. J. van Leeuwen, A. Wellpott, and A. Woolley. Cloud Banding and Winds in Intense European Cyclones: Results from the DIAMET Project. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 96:249-265, 2015.
  47. J.-I. Yano, J.-F. Geleyn, M. Koller, D. Mironov, J. Quaas, P. Soares, V. T. J. Phillips, R. S. Plant, A. Deluca, P. Marquet, L. Stulic, and Z. Fuchs. Basic Concepts for Convection Parameterization in Weather Forecast and Climate Models: COST Action ES0905 Final Report. Atmosphere, 6:88-147, 2015.
  48. S. R. A. Dey, G. Leoncini, N. M. Roberts, R. S. Plant, and S. Migliorini. A spatial view of ensemble spread in convection permitting ensembles. Mon. Weather Rev., 142:4091-4107, 2014.
  49. C. E. Holloway, J. C. Petch, R. J. Beare, P. Bechtold, G. C. Craig, S. H. Derbyshire, L. J. Donner, P. R. Field, S. L. Gray, J. H. Marsham, D. J. Parker, R. S. Plant, N. M. Roberts, D. M. Schultz, A. J. Stirling, and S. J. Woolnough. Understanding and representing atmospheric convection across scales: Recommendations from the meeting held at Dartington Hall, Devon, UK, 28-30 January 2013. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 15:348-353, 2014.
  50. O. Martinez-Alvarado, L. H. Baker, S. L. Gray, J. Methven, and R. S. Plant. Distinguishing the cold conveyor belt and sting jet air streams in an intense extratropical cyclone. Mon. Weather Rev., 142:2571-2595, 2014.
  51. O. Martinez-Alvarado, H. Joos, J. Chagnon, M. Boettcher, S. L. Gray, R. S. Plant, J. Methven, and H. Wernli. The dichotomous structure of the warm conveyor belt. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 140:1809-1824, 2014.
  52. O. Martinez-Alvarado and R. S. Plant. Parameterised diabatic processes in numerical simulations of an extratropical cyclone. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 140:1742-1755, 2014.
  53. R. S. Plant, Z. Fuchs, and J.-I. Yano. Basic Theory Behind Parameterizing Atmospheric Convection. Eos, 95:137, 2014.
  54. T. H. M. Stein, R. J. Hogan, K. E. Hanley, J. C. Nicol, H. W. Lean, R. S. Plant, P. A. Clark, and C. Halliwell. The three-dimensional morphology of simulated and observed convective storms over southern England. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142:3264-3283, 2014.
  55. R. A. Warren, D. J. Kirshbaum, R. S. Plant, and H. W. Lean. A 'Boscastle-type' quasi-stationary convective system over the UK Southwest Peninsula. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 140:240-257, 2014.
  56. L. Davies, C. Jakob, K. Cheung, A. Del Genio, A. Hill, T. Hume, R. J. Keane, T. Komori, V. E. Larson, Y. Lin, X. Liu, B. J. Nielsen, J. Petch, R. S. Plant, M. S. Singh, X. Shi, X. Song, W. Wang, M. A. Whitall, A. Wolf, S. Xie, and G. Zhang. A single-column model ensemble approach applied to the TWP-ICE experiment. J. Geophys. Res., 118:6544-6563, 2013.
  57. L. Davies, R. S. Plant, and S. H. Derbyshire. Departures from convective equilibrium with a rapidly-varying forcing. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 139:1731-1746, 2013.
  58. G. Leoncini, R. S. Plant, S. L. Gray, and P. A. Clark. Ensemble forecasts of a flood producing storm: comparison of the influence of model-state perturbations and parameter modifications. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 139:198-211, 2013.
  59. R. S. Plant and J.-I. Yano. The Energy-Cycle Analysis of the Interactions Between Shallow and Deep Atmospheric Convection. Dyn. Atmos. Ocean., 64:27-52, 2013.
  60. J.-I. Yano, E. Machulskaya, P. Bechtold, and R. S. Plant. Bells and Whistles of Convection Parameterization: Workshop Report. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 94:ES5-ES7, 2013.
  61. C. L. Daleu, S. J. Woolnough, and R. S. Plant. Cloud-resolving model simulations with one and two-way couplings via the weak-temperature gradient approximation. J. Atmos. Sci., 69:3683-3699, 2012.
  62. R. J. Keane and R. S. Plant. Length and time scales for stochastic convective parameterization. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 138:1150-1164, 2012.
  63. R. S. Plant. A new modelling framework for statistical cumulus dynamics. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A, 370:1041-1060, 2012.
  64. J.-I. Yano and R. S. Plant. Convective quasi-equilibrium. Rev. Geophys., 50:RG4004, 2012.
  65. J.-I. Yano and R. S. Plant. Finite departure from convective quasi-equilibrium: Periodic cycle and discharge-recharge mechanism. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 138:626-637, 2012.
  66. J. I. Yano and R. S. Plant. Interactions between shallow and deep convection under a finite departure from convective quasi-equilibrium. J. Atmos. Sci., 69:3463-3470, 2012.
  67. I. A. Boutle, S. E. Belcher, and R. S. Plant. Moisture transport in mid-latitude cyclones. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 137:360-373, 2011.
  68. R. S. Plant and J.-I. Yano. Comments on "An ensemble cumulus convection parameterization with explicit cloud treatment". J. Atmos. Sci., 68:1541-1544, 2011.
  69. I. A. Boutle, R. J. Beare, S. E. Belcher, A. R. Brown, and R. S. Plant. The moist boundary layer under a mid-latitude weather system. Bound. Lay. Meteorol., 134:367-386, 2010.
  70. G. Leoncini, R. S. Plant, S. L. Gray, and P. A. Clark. Perturbation growth at the convective scale for CSIP IOP18. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 136:653-670, 2010.
  71. R. S. Plant. A review of the theoretical basis for bulk mass flux convective parameterization. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10:3529-3544, 2010. Discussion paper published in Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 9, 24945-24984 (2009).
  72. L. Davies, R. S. Plant, and S. H. Derbyshire. A simple model of convection with memory. J. Geophys. Res., 114:D17202, 2009.
  73. R. S. Plant. Statistical properties of cloud lifecycles in cloud-resolving models. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9:2195-2205, 2009. Discussion paper published in Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 8, 20537-20564 (2008).
  74. M. A. Ball and R. S. Plant. Comparison of stochastic parameterization approaches in a single-column model. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A, 366:2605-2623, 2008. Also published as Chp. 17 of Stochastic Physics and Climate Modelling, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
  75. R. S. Plant and G. C. Craig. A stochastic parameterization for deep convection based on equilibrium statistics. J. Atmos. Sci., 65:87-105, 2008.
  76. J.-I. Yano, J. Quass, T. M. Wagner, and R. S. Plant. Toward Statistical Descriptions of Convective Cloud Dynamics: Workshop on Concepts for Convective Parameterizations in Large-Scale Models. Eos, 88:212, 2008.
  77. I. A. Boutle, R. J. Beare, S. E. Belcher, and R. S. Plant. A Note on Boundary Layer Friction in Baroclinic Cyclones. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 133:2137-2141, 2007.
  78. R. S. Plant and S. E. Belcher. Numerical simulation of baroclinic waves with a parameterized boundary layer. J. Atmos. Sci., 64:4383-4399, 2007.
  79. R. S. Plant and G. J. Keith. Occurence of Kelvin-Helmholtz Billows in Sea Breeze Circulations. Bound. Lay. Meteorol., 122:1-15, 2007.
  80. D. S. Adamson, S. E. Belcher, B. J. Hoskins, and R. S. Plant. Boundary Layer Friction in Mid-latitude Cyclones. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 132:101-124, 2006.
  81. F. Ahmadi-Givi, G. C. Craig, and R. S. Plant. The Dynamics of a Mid-latitude Cyclone with Very Strong Latent Heat Release. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 130:295-323, 2004.
  82. R. S. Plant, G. C. Craig, and S. L. Gray. On a Threefold Classification of Extratropical Cyclogenesis. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 129:2989-3012, 2003.
  83. R. S. Plant and B. W. Atkinson. Sea Breeze Modification of the Growth of a Marine Internal Boundary Layer. Bound. Lay. Meteorol., 102:201-228, 2002.
  84. R. S. Plant and M. C. Birse. Mesonic Fluctuations in a Nonlocal Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model. Nucl. Phys. A, 703:717-744, 2002.
  85. B. W. Atkinson, J.-G. Li, and R. S. Plant. Numerical Modeling of the Propagation Environment in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer over the Persian Gulf. J. Appl. Meteorol., 40:586-603, 2001.
  86. J. S. Small, P. N. Humphreys, T. L. Johnstone, R. Plant, M. G. Randall, and D. P. Trivedi. Results of an Aqueous Source Term Model for a Radiological Risk Assessment of the Drigg LLW Site, UK. In R. W. Smith and D. W. Shoesmith, editors, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIII, volume 608 of Materials Research Society Proceedings, pages 129-134, 2000.
  87. R. S. Plant and M. C. Birse. Meson Properties in an Extended Nonlocal NJL Model. Nucl. Phys. A, 628:607-644, 1998.
  88. R. S. Plant and M. C. Birse. $ρ \to 4π$ in Chirally-Symmetric Models. Phys. Lett. B, 365:292-296, 1996.