Abstract:Observations and cloud-resolving simulations suggest that a convective updraft structure drawing mass from a deep lowertropospheric layer occurs over a wide range of conditions. This occurs for both mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) and less-organized convection, raising the question: Is there a simple, universal characteristic governing the deep inflow? Here we argue that nonlocal dynamics of the response to buoyancy are key. For precipitating deep-convective features including horizontal scales comparable … Show more
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