Articles | Volume 18, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-7603-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-7603-2025
Research article
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15 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 15 Dec 2025

A method for characterizing the spatial organization of deep convective cores in deep convective systems' cloud shield using idealized elementary convective structure decomposition

Louis Netz, Thomas Fiolleau, and Rémy Roca

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Convective systems are the primary drivers of rainfall and climate on Earth, yet the spatial organisation of associated convection remains poorly understood. This study presents a simple approach to describing this organisation. First, the convective field is decomposed into elementary structures. Then, four scores are computed to describe the size, density, spacing scale and departure from randomness of the cores. This method robustly characterises the organisation of convection.
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