Deep/Shallow Convection
Shallow Convection: Thermally driven turbulent mixing, where vertical lifting is capped below 500 hPa
- Generally requires:
- Low Level Convergence
- Mid Level Cap
- Relative Humidity in excess of 70% lifted no higher than 500 hPa
- Unstable Layer.
- Triggering Mechanism
Frontal Shearlines, Polar Highs, Tropical Waves, TUTT Lows