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Cumulus Dynamics

Cumulus Dynamics is a theoretical framework within cloud dynamics that specifically models the formation, evolution, and dissipation of cumulus clouds through the integration of buoyancy-driven convection, microphysical processes, and environmental moisture gradients.

740

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52.7K

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1.2K

Authors

370

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2017–2026

68

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Publications

740

Sensitivity of climate simulations to the parameterization of cumulus convection in the Canadian climate centre general circulation model

G.J. Zhang, N. A. McFarlane · ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN · 1995 · 2K citations

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Prognostic Evaluation of Assumptions Used by Cumulus Parameterizations

Georg Grell · Monthly Weather Review · 1993 · 2K citations

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A Theory for Strong, Long-Lived Squall Lines

Richard Rotunno, Joseph B. Klemp, Morris L. Weisman · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1988 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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The predictability of a flow which possesses many scales of motion

Edward N. Lorenz · Tellus · 1969 · 985 citations

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The Cumulus Parameterization Problem: Past, Present, and Future

Akio Arakawa · Journal of Climate · 2004 · 792 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.2K

  1. BS
    Björn Stevens

    Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany

    17 publications · 2.6K citations

    16

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  2. AB
    Alan Blyth

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

    15

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  3. JS
    Joanne Simpson

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    17 publications · 1.3K citations

    15

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  4. AP
    A. Pier Siebesma

    Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, Netherlands

    13 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. DA
    David A. Randall

    Colorado State University, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    11

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Institutions

370

  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    40 h-index

    90 publications

    16.3K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    26 h-index

    53 publications

    6.6K citations

  3. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    24 h-index

    63 publications

    6.1K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    22 h-index

    47 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    20 h-index

    67 publications

    5.1K citations

  6. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

    Socorro, United States

    19 h-index

    27 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

    Hamburg, Germany

    18 h-index

    41 publications

    4K citations

  8. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    15 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    238 publications · 19.3K citations

    79

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  2. Monthly Weather Review

    72 publications · 6.2K citations

    33

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  3. 30

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    29 publications · 1.5K citations

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