Laboratory modeling of moist convection using a reactive fluid
Moist convection --- driven by the buoyancy released when moisture condenses --- plays a central role in tropospheric dynamics. While often explored through simulations or simplified models, we present here a laboratory analog that captures key features of moist convection. The observed instabilities are interpreted using linear stability analyses.
Authors
- Michaël Le Bars (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4884-6190)
- Daniel Lecoanet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7635-9728)
- Valentin Dorel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7498-689X)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Équilibre (FR)
- Centrale Méditerranée (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Fluids
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.10.053505
- Primary Topic
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation