The “thermal chain” as a basic element of moist convective updraft structure


Hugh Morrison, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, John M Peters, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, United States, Scott E Giangrande, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Environmental Science and Technologies Department, Upton, United States, Walter Hannah, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States and Adam Varble, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States