African Easterly Wave Dynamics in Convection‐Permitting Simulations: Rotational Stratiform Instability as a Conceptual Model

African Easterly Wave Dynamics in Convection‐Permitting Simulations: Rotational Stratiform Instability as a Conceptual Model

Abstract We examine the upscale effect of moist convection on African easterly waves (AEWs) by limiting condensational heating and initial ambient moisture in convection‐permitting simulations. Moist convection is fundamental in maintaining and destabilizing AEWs. The contribution from barotropic‐ba...

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Main Authors: James O. H. Russell, Anantha Aiyyer, J. Dylan White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Subjects:
African easterly waves
tropical convection
tropical waves
potential vorticity
tropical meteorology
conceptual model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001706

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