The role of atmospheric convection in Arctic feedbacks
(E01)
Subject Area
Atmospheric Science
Term
since 2016
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268020496
Convection is the vertical mixing of air that leads to energy fluxes from the surface into atmosphere. It used to be prevalent in the Tropics but rare in the Arctic. The lack of mixing is a key reason why the warming due to greenhouse gases is confined to the lower levels (leading to the LRF, the focus of the previous phase). As the Arctic warms, convection occurs more frequently, implying a different balance of feedback mechanisms in the Arctic and implying more generally different climate characteristics in the region. E01 will study the changing role of convection and in particular lead the cross-cutting activity (CCA) on convection in (AC)3.
DFG Programme
CRC/Transregios
