The Dynamics and Simulation of Organized Deep Convection

The dynamical implications of certain observational models of deep convection are discused. Various approximations to equations representing the macroscale dynamics of deep, organised convection are presented and compared, and distinctive finite difference techniques are discussed. Dynamical models of important basic types of deep convection in two and three space dimensions are collated using analytical and numerical approaches. The basis for a dynamical classification of deep convection is discussed. The importance of these models in the observational interpretation of convection experiments in the atmosphere is emphasised.

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