Environment and the Lifetime of Tropical Deep Convection in a Cloud-Permitting Regional Model Simulation

• Published in: Journal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 70; no. 8; pp. 2409 - 2425
• Main Authors: Hagos, Samson, Feng, Zhe, McFarlane, Sally, Leung, L. Ruby
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Boundary layers; Cold; Computer simulation; Convection; Earth, ocean, space; Environmental conditions; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Land; Longevity; Marine; Mathematical models; Meteorology; Oceanic convection; Oceans; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere; Precipitation; Regional; Shear; Simulation; Africa; algorithms; models; Propagation velocity; Deep convection; Space remote sensing; Regional scope; tropical zone; Model study; Satellite observation; Geostationary satellite; clouds; troposphere; Ocean convection; Gust; Dry out; Life cycle; Lifetime; Momentum transfer; winds; cooling; Triggering; high resolution

By applying a cloud-tracking algorithm to tropical convective systems in a regional high-resolution model simulation, this study documents the environmental conditions before and after convective systems are initiated over ocean and land by following them during their lifetime. The comparative roles...