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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13997-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13997-2021
Research article
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21 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 21 Sep 2021

Supersaturation, buoyancy, and deep convection dynamics

Wojciech W. Grabowski and Hugh Morrison

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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.
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