Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds
Abstract Shallow, sparse, non-precipitating convective clouds forming over the ocean are considered among the least organized cloud fields. The formation mechanism of these clouds is associated with random, local perturbations that create buoyant parcels. Their sparseness suggests no or very weak in...
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| author | Ilan Koren Tom Dror Elizabeth-Ruth Shehter Orit Altaratz |
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| description | Abstract Shallow, sparse, non-precipitating convective clouds forming over the ocean are considered among the least organized cloud fields. The formation mechanism of these clouds is associated with random, local perturbations that create buoyant parcels. Their sparseness suggests no or very weak interactions between clouds. Here, we show that such clouds form within a well-organized, stable, dense mesh of convective cells that operate continuously, independent of the presence of visible clouds. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b13fe3d95edc4505b7d726340c0a99a12025-02-09T12:27:11ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate and Atmospheric Science2397-37222025-02-01811510.1038/s41612-025-00924-1Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective cloudsIlan Koren0Tom Dror1Elizabeth-Ruth Shehter2Orit Altaratz3Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of SciencesDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of SciencesDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of SciencesDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of SciencesAbstract Shallow, sparse, non-precipitating convective clouds forming over the ocean are considered among the least organized cloud fields. The formation mechanism of these clouds is associated with random, local perturbations that create buoyant parcels. Their sparseness suggests no or very weak interactions between clouds. Here, we show that such clouds form within a well-organized, stable, dense mesh of convective cells that operate continuously, independent of the presence of visible clouds.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00924-1 |
| spellingShingle | Ilan Koren Tom Dror Elizabeth-Ruth Shehter Orit Altaratz Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds npj Climate and Atmospheric Science |
| title | Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds |
| title_full | Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds |
| title_fullStr | Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds |
| title_short | Not as random: the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds |
| title_sort | not as random the stable dynamics controlling shallow convective clouds |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00924-1 |
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