Moist Convection Is Most Vigorous at Intermediate Atmospheric Humidity

In Earth’s current climate, moist convective updraft speeds increase with surface warming. This trend suggests that very vigorous convection might be the norm in extremely hot and humid atmospheres, such as those undergoing a runaway greenhouse transition. However, theoretical and numerical evidence...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacob T. Seeley, Robin D. Wordsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acb0cb