Abstract
A single-column model run under the weak temperature gradient approximation, a parameterization of large-scale dynamics appropriate for the tropical atmosphere, is shown to have multiple stable equilibria. Under conditions permitting persistent deep convection, the model has a statistically steady state in which such convection occurs, as well as an extremely dry state in which convection does not occur. Which state is reached depends on the initial moisture profile.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | L22804 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 22 |
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| State | Published - Nov 28 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |