Simulations of two-dimensional turbulent convection in a density-stratified fluid.

High resolution computer simulations of two-dimensional convection using the anelastic approximation are presented. These calculations span Rayleigh numbers from 10(8)-10(12) for Prandtl number equal to unity, with the fluid density decreasing by a factor of 12 from the bottom to the top of the convection region. This range covers several decades in the "hard" turbulent regime.