Departures from Axisymmetric Balance Dynamics during Secondary Eyewall Formation

• Published in: Journal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 71; no. 10; pp. 3723 - 3738
• Main Authors: Abarca, Sergio F., Montgomery, Michael T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Axisymmetric; Balancing; Boundary layers; Computer simulation; Cyclones; Dynamics; Fluid flow; Formations; Meteorology; Tropical cyclones; Vortices; Wind

Departures from axisymmetric balance dynamics are quantified during a case of secondary eyewall formation. The case occurred in a three-dimensional mesoscale convection-permitting numerical simulation of a tropical cyclone, integrated from an initial weak mesoscale vortex in an idealized quiescent e...