Numerical study of the spin‐up of a tropical low over land during the Australian monsoon
Abstract
An analysis of numerical simulations of tropical low intensification over land is presented. The simulations are carried out using the MM5 mesoscale model with initial and boundary conditions provided by ECMWF analyses. Seven simulations are discussed: a control simulation, five sensitivity simulations in which the initial moisture availability is varied, and one simulation in which the coupling between moisture availability is suppressed. Changing the initial moisture availability adds a stochastic element to the development of deep convection. The results are interpreted in terms of the classical axisymmetric paradigm for tropical cyclone intensification with recent modifications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 18, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1002/qj.2797
Entities
People
- Michael T. Montgomery
- Ming Gu
- Roger K. Smith
- Shengming Tang
Organizations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Naval Postgraduate School
- Office of Naval Research Global
- Tongji University