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A new convective adjustment scheme. Part I: Observational and theoretical basis
Author(s) -
Betts A. K.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49711247307
Subject(s) - convection , relaxation (psychology) , basis (linear algebra) , scheme (mathematics) , mechanics , moisture , statistical physics , thermodynamics , physics , meteorology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geometry , medicine
A new convective adjustment scheme is proposed, based on the simultaneous relaxation of temperature and moisture fields towards observed quasi‐equilibrium thermodynamic structures, with a relaxation time of order two hours. Separate schemes are used for deep and shallow (non‐precipitating) convection.
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