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Gregarious convection and radiative feedbacks in idealized worlds.
- Source :
- Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems; Jun2016, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p1029-1033, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- What role does convection play in cloud feedbacks? What role does convective aggregation play in climate? A flurry of recent studies explores 'self-aggregation' of moist convection in diverse simulations using explicit convection and interactive radiation. The implications involve upper level dry areas acting as infrared windows-the climate system's 'radiator fins.' A positive feedback maintains these: dry columns undergo radiative cooling which drives descent and further drying. If the resulting clumpiness of vapor and cloud fields depends systematically on global temperature, then convective organization could be a climate system feedback. How reconcilable and how relevant are these interesting but idealized studies? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONVECTIVE flow
CLIMATE change
RADIATORS
ORGANIZATION
RADIATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19422466
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116815943
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/2016MS000651