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https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-127-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-1-127-2020
Research article
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09 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 09 Apr 2020

Potential vorticity structure of embedded convection in a warm conveyor belt and its relevance for large-scale dynamics

Annika Oertel, Maxi Boettcher, Hanna Joos, Michael Sprenger, and Heini Wernli

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Warm conveyor belts (WCBs) are important, mainly stratiform cloud forming airstreams in extratropical cyclones that can include embedded convection. This WCB case study systematically compares the characteristics of convective vs. slantwise ascent of the WCB. We find that embedded convection leads to regions of significantly stronger precipitation. Moreover, it strongly modifies the potential vorticity distribution in the lower and upper troposphere, where its also influences the waveguide.