The tropical precipitation pickup threshold and clouds in a radiative convective equilibrium model: 1. Column moisture
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jd025908
Abstract: This paper complements Part I in which cloud processes of aggregated convection are examined in a large-domain radiative convective equilibrium simulation in order to uncover those responsible for a consistently observed, abrupt increase in mean… read more here.
Keywords: convective equilibrium; moisture; column; precipitation ... See more keywords
Internal variability in a coupled general circulation model in radiative‐convective equilibrium
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl073658
Abstract: Numerical models run in non-rotating Radiative-Convective Equilibrium (RCE) using prescribed sea surface temperatures (SSTs) show that convection can spontaneously aggregate into dry and moist areas, and that convective aggregation tends to increase with temperature. Using… read more here.
Keywords: convective equilibrium; circulation model; variability; general circulation ... See more keywords
Similarity Among Atmospheric Thermal Stratifications Over Elevated Surfaces Under Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl081867
Abstract: An air column under radiative‐convective equilibrium is studied here to understand equilibrium climate over different surface elevations. Cloud‐resolving model (CRM) simulations show that atmospheric thermal stratifications exhibit similar structures when expressed in sigma coordinates over… read more here.
Keywords: atmospheric thermal; similarity; convective equilibrium; thermal stratifications ... See more keywords
Modulation of the Bifurcation in Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium by Gray‐Zone Cloud and Turbulence Parameterizations
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DOI: 10.1029/2021ms002632
Abstract: This study investigates the mechanisms by which small‐scale turbulence and cloud physics determine the organization of large‐scale convection in radiative‐convective equilibrium (RCE), an idealization of the tropical atmosphere. Under uniform forcings similar to typical tropical… read more here.
Keywords: turbulence; convective equilibrium; cloud; bifurcation ... See more keywords
Radiative–convective equilibrium model intercomparison project
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DOI: 10.5194/gmd-11-793-2018
Abstract: Abstract. RCEMIP, an intercomparison of multiple types of models configured in radiative–convective equilibrium (RCE), is proposed. RCE is an idealization of the climate system in which there is a balance between radiative cooling of the atmosphere and… read more here.
Keywords: convective equilibrium; rce; intercomparison; rcemip ... See more keywords