Subsiding shells and the distribution of up- and downdraughts in warm cumulus clouds over land
<p>The mass flux of air lifted within the updraughts (updraft in American English) of shallow convection is usually thought to be compensated outside the cloud through either large-scale subsidence or stronger downdraughts in a thin shell surrounding the cloud. Subsiding shells were postulated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Online Access: | https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/19/9769/2019/acp-19-9769-2019.pdf |