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Supersaturation, buoyancy, and deep convection dynamics
Wojciech W. Grabowski
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Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA
Hugh Morrison
Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80307, USA
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- Vertical Accelerations and Convection Initiation in an Extreme Precipitation Event in the Western Arid Areas of Southern Xinjiang N. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15121406
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The paper provides a discussion of key elements of moist convective dynamics: cloud buoyancy, latent heating, precipitation, and entrainment. The motivation comes from recent discussions concerning differences in convective dynamics in polluted and pristine environments.
The paper provides a discussion of key elements of moist convective dynamics: cloud buoyancy,...
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