Conditions for Convective Deep Inflow

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 49; no. 20
• Main Authors: Kuo, Yi‐Hung, Neelin, J. David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.10.2022
• Subjects: Buoyancy; Climate change; Climate models; Clouds; Convection; Convective clouds; convective parameterization; Convective precipitation; convective updraft mass flux; Deep layer; dynamic entrainment; Dynamics; Inflow; Lower troposphere; Mass flux; Mesoscale convective systems; Mesoscale phenomena; Modelling; nonlocal dynamics; Precipitation; Representations; Temperature; Thunderstorms; Troposphere; Turbulence; Uncertainty; Updraft

Observations and cloud‐resolving simulations suggest that a convective updraft structure drawing mass from a deep lower‐tropospheric layer occurs over a wide range of conditions. This occurs for both mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) and less‐organized convection, raising the question: is there a...