Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms

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Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms. / Muller, Caroline; Yang, Da; Craig, George; Cronin, Timothy; Fildier, Benjamin; Haerter, Jan O.; Hohenegger, Cathy; Mapes, Brian; Randall, David; Shamekh, Sara; Sherwood, Steven C.

In: Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 54, 2021, p. 133-157.

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Muller, C, Yang, D, Craig, G, Cronin, T, Fildier, B, Haerter, JO, Hohenegger, C, Mapes, B, Randall, D, Shamekh, S & Sherwood, SC 2021, 'Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms', Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 54, pp. 133-157. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-022421-011319

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Muller, C., Yang, D., Craig, G., Cronin, T., Fildier, B., Haerter, J. O., Hohenegger, C., Mapes, B., Randall, D., Shamekh, S., & Sherwood, S. C. (2021). Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 54, 133-157. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-022421-011319

Vancouver

Muller C, Yang D, Craig G, Cronin T, Fildier B, Haerter JO et al. Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 2021;54:133-157. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-fluid-022421-011319

Author

Muller, Caroline ; Yang, Da ; Craig, George ; Cronin, Timothy ; Fildier, Benjamin ; Haerter, Jan O. ; Hohenegger, Cathy ; Mapes, Brian ; Randall, David ; Shamekh, Sara ; Sherwood, Steven C. / Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms. In: Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 2021 ; Vol. 54. pp. 133-157.

Bibtex

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title = "Spontaneous Aggregation of Convective Storms",

abstract = "Idealized simulations of the tropical atmosphere have predicted that clouds can spontaneously clump together in space, despite perfectly homogeneous settings. This phenomenon has been called self-aggregation, and it results in a state where a moist cloudy region with intense deep convectivestorms is surrounded by extremely dry subsiding air devoid of deep clouds. We review here the main findings from theoretical work and idealized models of this phenomenon, highlighting the physical processes believed to play a key role in convective self-aggregation. We also review the growing literature on the importance and implications of this phenomenon for the tropical atmosphere, notably, for the hydrological cycle and for precipitation extremes, in our current and in a warming climate.",

keywords = "climate sensitivity, convective organization, deep convection, Madden Julian oscillation, precipitation extremes, radiative convective equilibrium, self-aggregation, tropical cyclones",

author = "Caroline Muller and Da Yang and George Craig and Timothy Cronin and Benjamin Fildier and Haerter, {Jan O.} and Cathy Hohenegger and Brian Mapes and David Randall and Sara Shamekh and Sherwood, {Steven C.}",

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