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Critical Observations of Convection — State of the Art and a Proposal

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There have been many observational studies of moist convection and many attempts to parameterize cumulus convection. However, there have been few of the former which have succeeded in aiding the latter, even though projects like GATE (Global Atmospheric Research Program Atlantic Tropical Experiment) were touted as serving this function.

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Raymond, D.J. (1997). Critical Observations of Convection — State of the Art and a Proposal. In: Smith, R.K. (eds) The Physics and Parameterization of Moist Atmospheric Convection. NATO ASI Series, vol 505. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8828-7_20

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