Circling in on Convective Self-Aggregation
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In radiative-convective equilibrium simulations, convective self-aggregation (CSA) is the spontaneous organization into segregated cloudy and cloud-free regions. Evidence exists for how CSA is stabilized, but how it arises favorably on large domains is not settled. Using large-eddy simulations, we link the spatial organization emerging from the interaction of cold pools (CPs) to CSA. We systematically weaken simulated rain evaporation to reduce maximal CP radii, R_{max}, and find reducing R_{max} causes CSA to occur earlier. We further identify a typical rain cell generation time and a minimum radius, R_{min}, around a given rain cell, within which the formation of subsequent rain cells is suppressed. Incorporating R_{min} and R_{max}, we propose a toy model that captures how CSA arises earlier on large domains: when two CPs of radii r_i,r_j ∈ [R_{min}, R_{max}] collide, they form a new convective event. These findings imply that interactions between CPs may explain the initial stages of CSA.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | e2021JD035331 |
Tidsskrift | Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres |
Vol/bind | 126 |
Udgave nummer | 20 |
Antal sider | 12 |
ISSN | 2169-8996 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 24 sep. 2021 |
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