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Convective self-aggregation in numerical simulations: a review

Wing, A. A., Emanuel, K., Holloway, C. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-8989 and Muller, C. (2017) Convective self-aggregation in numerical simulations: a review. Surveys in Geophysics, 38 (6). pp. 1173-1197. ISSN 1573-0956

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1007/s10712-017-9408-4

Abstract/Summary

Organized convection in the Tropics occurs across a range of spatial and temporal scales and strongly influences cloud cover and humidity. One mode of organization found is “self-aggregation”, in which moist convection spontaneously organizes into one or several isolated clusters despite spatially homogeneous boundary conditions and forcing. Self-aggregation is driven by interactions between clouds, moisture, radiation, surface fluxes, and circulation, and occurs in a wide variety of idealized simulations of radiative-convective equilibrium. Here we provide a review of convective self-aggregation in numerical simulations, including its character, causes, and effects. We describe the evolution of self-aggregation including its time and length scales and the physical mechanisms leading to its triggering and maintenance, and we also discuss possible links to climate and climate change.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
ID Code:69088
Publisher:Springer

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