Storms and convection on Uranus and Neptune: Impact of methane abundance revealed by a 3D cloud-resolving model

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Table 2

Varying parameters related to methane between simulations.

Planet	q_deep – methane specific concentration	Equivalent methane volume mixing ratio	Moist convection
	In the deep atmosphere	In the deep atmosphere	Inhibition criterion
Uranus	0.05 kg/kg	0.8%	Unsatisfied
Uranus	0.20 kg/kg	3.6%	Satisfied
Neptune	0.05 kg/kg	0.8%	Unsatisfied
Neptune	0.30 kg/kg	6.2%	Satisfied

Notes. The methane specific concentration (kg/kg) is the mass of methane divided by the total mass. The methane volume mixing ratio (%) is the number of methane molecules divided by the number of the other (non-condensing) molecules (H₂ and He).

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