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Research article
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26 Nov 2025
Research article |
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| 26 Nov 2025
Entrainment and the tropical tropospheric thermal structure in global climate models
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
Martin S. Singh
School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Centre of Excellence for Weather in the 21st Century, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Short summary
This study investigates the relationship between stability and humidity in the tropical troposphere in global climate models. We develop a method for quantifying the relationship and find varying relationships that are similar or even opposite to observations. We theorise that measures of intense thunderstorms and humid heatwaves are influenced by the stability-humidity relationship. Models that have a relationship like observations project greater increases in these measures under warming.
This study investigates the relationship between stability and humidity in the tropical...
