Radiative-convective instability

Radiative-moist-convective equilibrium (RCE) is a simple paradigm for the statistical equilibrium the earth's climate would exhibit in the absence of lateral energy transport. It has generally been assumed that for a given solar forcing and long-lived greenhouse gas concentration, such a state...

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Main Authors: Wing, Allison A. (Contributor), Vincent, Emmanuel M. (Contributor), Emanuel, Kerry Andrew (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate (Contributor), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2015-07-31T17:07:42Z.
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