Convection is a vital process which helps to redistribute energy in the Earth atmosphere with different implications in terms of large-scale atmospheric circulation and vertical uplift of water vapor, aerosol, and trace gases. This process is often conducive toc loud formation affecting the production of high clouds in the form of cloud anvils, which represent a key element in the high cloud radiative feedbacks and provide a substantial amount of precipitation often connected to severe weather events worldwide.
Nevertheless, the topic still deserves detailed studies as it also underpins the convection representation in weather and climate models, where progresses are required in understanding of convective mass flux (CMF) within storms and its representation. In this respect recent works illustrated the benefits of merging the highly temporally resolved measurements from GEO platforms and the detailed, range-resolved snapshots provided by spaceborne radars in LEO orbit, and the usefulness of a synergistic use of passive and active sensors from the A-train satellite constellation for the CMF estimate.