WATER VAPOR AND POTENTIAL HEAT CONTENT BUDGETS OF AN AXISYMMETRIC TROPICAL CYCLONE.

A. P. Khain*

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Abstract

Analyzed are the water vapor and potential heat content budgets in an axisymmetric 12-level model of a mature tropical cyclone (TC) at its quasi-stationary phase. The model includes a description of the parametrization of convection, convective transfer of heat, moisture, and relative angular momentum of clouds. The boundary layer is described by the Deardorff method. Discussed is the comparative role of moisture influx due to advection and evaporation from the surface at various distances from the TC center. The role of atmospheric humidity in TC development and maintenance of its intensity is shown.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-22
Number of pages7
JournalSoviet meteorology and hydrology
Issue number9
StatePublished - 1984
Externally publishedYes

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