Tropospheric water vapor, convection, and climate

SC Sherwood, R Roca, TM Weckwerth… - Reviews of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress is reviewed in the understanding of convective interaction with water vapor
and changes associated with water vapor in warmer climates. Progress includes new …

The possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa

P Knippertz, MJ Evans, PR Field, AH Fink… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The climate of West Africa is characterized by a sensitive monsoon system that is
associated with marked natural precipitation variability. This region has been and is …

[HTML][HTML] Representing equilibrium and nonequilibrium convection in large-scale models

P Bechtold, N Semane, P Lopez… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
Representing Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Convection in Large-Scale Models in: Journal
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Sensitivity of a simulated squall line to horizontal resolution and parameterization of microphysics

GH Bryan, H Morrison - Monthly Weather Review, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Idealized simulations of the 15 May 2009 squall line from the Second Verification of the
Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) are evaluated in this study. Four …

The observed state of the energy budget in the early twenty-first century

TS L'Ecuyer, HK Beaudoing, M Rodell… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
New objectively balanced observation-based reconstructions of global and continental
energy budgets and their seasonal variability are presented that span the golden decade of …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution simulation of shallow-to-deep convection transition over land

M Khairoutdinov, D Randall - Journal of the atmospheric …, 2006 - journals.ametsoc.org
High-Resolution Simulation of Shallow-to-Deep Convection Transition over Land in: Journal of
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[HTML][HTML] A mass-flux scheme view of a high-resolution simulation of a transition from shallow to deep cumulus convection

Z Kuang, CS Bretherton - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2006 - journals.ametsoc.org
A Mass-Flux Scheme View of a High-Resolution Simulation of a Transition from Shallow to
Deep Cumulus Convection in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 63 Issue 7 (2006) …

[HTML][HTML] The formation of wider and deeper clouds as a result of cold-pool dynamics

L Schlemmer, C Hohenegger - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Formation of Wider and Deeper Clouds as a Result of Cold-Pool Dynamics in: Journal of
the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 71 Issue 8 (2014) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Evaluation of cloud‐resolving and limited area model intercomparison simulations using TWP‐ICE observations: 1. Deep convective updraft properties

A Varble, EJ Zipser, AM Fridlind, P Zhu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Ten 3‐D cloud‐resolving model simulations and four 3‐D limited area model simulations of
an intense mesoscale convective system observed on 23–24 January 2006 during the …

A mass-flux cumulus parameterization scheme for large-scale models: Description and test with observations

T Wu - Climate Dynamics, 2012 - Springer
A simple mass-flux cumulus parameterization scheme suitable for large-scale atmospheric
models is presented. The scheme is based on a bulk-cloud approach and has the following …