Strong cloud–circulation coupling explains weak trade cumulus feedback
Shallow cumulus clouds in the trade-wind regions cool the planet by reflecting solar
radiation. The response of trade cumulus clouds to climate change is a key uncertainty in …
radiation. The response of trade cumulus clouds to climate change is a key uncertainty in …
[HTML][HTML] ICON-Sapphire: simulating the components of the Earth system and their interactions at kilometer and subkilometer scales
C Hohenegger, P Korn, L Linardakis… - Geoscientific Model …, 2023 - gmd.copernicus.org
State-of-the-art Earth system models typically employ grid spacings of O (100 km), which is
too coarse to explicitly resolve main drivers of the flow of energy and matter across the Earth …
too coarse to explicitly resolve main drivers of the flow of energy and matter across the Earth …
Flower trade‐wind clouds are shallow mesoscale convective systems
T Dauhut, F Couvreux, D Bouniol… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flower clouds are trade‐wind shallow cumuli, with tops reaching 3 km altitude, organised
into 100‐km wide clusters. They are widespread over the subtropics and associated with the …
into 100‐km wide clusters. They are widespread over the subtropics and associated with the …
Cloud adjustments from large-scale smoke-circulation interactions strongly modulate the southeast Atlantic stratocumulus-to-cumulus transition
Smoke from southern Africa blankets the southeast Atlantic Ocean from June–October,
producing strong and competing aerosol radiative effects. Smoke effects on the transition …
producing strong and competing aerosol radiative effects. Smoke effects on the transition …
The role of mesoscale cloud morphology in the shortwave cloud feedback
A supervised neural network algorithm is used to categorize near‐global satellite retrievals
into three mesoscale cellular convective (MCC) cloud morphology patterns. At constant …
into three mesoscale cellular convective (MCC) cloud morphology patterns. At constant …
Widespread shallow mesoscale circulations observed in the trades
Understanding the drivers of cloud organization is crucial for accurately estimating cloud
feedbacks and their contribution to climate warming. Shallow mesoscale circulations are …
feedbacks and their contribution to climate warming. Shallow mesoscale circulations are …
[HTML][HTML] Nonprecipitating shallow cumulus convection is intrinsically unstable to length scale growth
M Janssens, JVG De Arellano… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Condensation in cumulus clouds plays a key role in structuring the mean, nonprecipitating
trade wind boundary layer. Here, we summarize how this role also explains the …
trade wind boundary layer. Here, we summarize how this role also explains the …
Charting the realms of mesoscale cloud organisation using unsupervised learning
L Denby - arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.08567, 2023 - arxiv.org
Quantifying the driving mechanisms and effect on Earth's energy budget of mesoscale cloud
organisation remains difficult, in part because quantifying the organisational state of the …
organisation remains difficult, in part because quantifying the organisational state of the …
Kilometer‐Scale Simulations of Trade‐Wind Cumulus Capture Processes of Mesoscale Organization
Abstract The EUREC4A (Elucidating the role of clouds–circulation coupling in climate) and
ATOMIC (Atlantic Tradewind Ocean‐Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign) joint …
ATOMIC (Atlantic Tradewind Ocean‐Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign) joint …
External drivers and mesoscale self‐organization of shallow cold pools in the trade‐wind regime
Recent observations of the trade‐wind regions highlight the covariability between cold‐pool
properties and mesoscale cloud organization. Given the covariability of organization with …
properties and mesoscale cloud organization. Given the covariability of organization with …