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The Physics and Parameterization of Moist Atmospheric Convection pp 175–210Cite as

Discrete Dry Convective Entities: II Thermals And Deflected Jets

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In the previous chapter we have given a brief review of work on:

  1. (i)

    turbulent plumes generated from steadily maintained sources of buoyancy, possibly with momentum, in homogeneous or stably stratified environments

  2. (ii)

    turbulent thermals and puffs generated from `instantaneous’ sources of buoyancy and momentum, respectively, in a homogeneous environment;

  3. (iii)

    neutral or buoyant spheroidal vortices, possibly turbulent in part, generated in stable environments by the rapid impulsive discharge of neutral or buoyant fluid.

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Morton, B.R. (1997). Discrete Dry Convective Entities: II Thermals And Deflected Jets. 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_7

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