Fast and slow microphysics regimes in a minimalist model of cloudy Rayleigh-Bénard convection

A minimalist model of microphysical properties in cloudy Rayleigh-Bénard convection is developed based on mass and number balances for cloud droplets growing by vapor condensation. The model is relevant to a turbulent mixed-layer in which a steady forcing of supersaturation can be defined, e.g., a m...

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Main Authors: Raymond A. Shaw, Subin Thomas, Prasanth Prabhakaran, Will Cantrell, Mikhail Ovchinnikov, Fan Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.043018