Hurricane Isabel (2003): New insights into the physics of intense storms. Part I - Mean vortex structure and maximum intensity estimates

被引:129
作者
Montgomery, Michael T.
Bell, Michael M.
Aberson, Sim D.
Black, Michael L.
机构
[1] USN, Postgrad Sch, Dept Meteorol, Monterey, CA 93943 USA
[2] NOAA, Hurricane Res Div, AOML, Miami, FL 33149 USA
[3] Colorado State Univ, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[4] NCAR, Boulder, CO USA
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D O I
10.1175/BAMS-87-10-1335
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P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
An unprecedented observational analysis of a category-5 hurricane suggests a mechanism by which high-entropy air inside the low-level eye can sustain the storm at an intensity above the currently formulated upper bound for tangential wind speed.
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