Review of cumulus convective parameterization schemes in large and meso- scale models

Cumulus convection, as a meso-scale phenomenon, results in the release of latent heat and vertical drift of energy that by part could affect the large scale field of energy, humidity, and momentum of the atmosphere. Since the current numerical models are unable to resolve the singular cumulus convective clouds that are important from a meteorological point of view, it is used to apply some sort of approximation of them in their models. The method of approximating is called parameterization and closure problem. The fundamental idea of these methods is, to approximate the small and meso-scale part of variables by their large scale part. Furthermore we know the large scale part of fields tends to damp the small and meso-scale parts including cumulus convection activities