The Surprising Roles of Turbulence in Tropical Cyclone Physics
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Author(s)
Emanuel, Kerry
Velez-Pardo, Martin
Cronin, Timothy W.
Date Issued
August 7, 2023
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Citation
Atmosphere 14 (8): 1254 (2023)
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Final published version
Abstract
Tropical cyclones have long been known to be powered by turbulent enthalpy fluxes from the ocean’s surface and slowed by turbulent momentum fluxes into the surface. Here, we review evidence that the development and structure of these storms are also partially controlled by turbulence in the outflow near the storm’s top. Finally, we present new research that shows that tropical cyclone-like, low-aspect-ratio vortices are most likely in systems in which the bottom heat flux is controlled by mechanical turbulence, and the top boundary is insulating.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14081254
