The Formation and Intensification of Hurricane Delta 2020
Abstract
This thesis investigates the formation and rapid intensification periods of Hurricane Delta from the late2 020 Atlantic hurricane season using the marsupial pouch paradigm. The paradigm proposes the existence of a quasi-closed region with a recirculating flow called a pouch that protects the precursor of a tropical cyclone as it travels across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Caribbean Sea. Global model analyses in the co-moving and earth-relative framework are used to track Deltas precursor. A deeper investigation into the precursors stalling and alignment, rapid intensifications, and a rapid weakening event of Delta is examined by using multiple variables, including moisture, relative vorticity, Okubo-Weiss, and vertical wind shear.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1224700
Entities
People
- Chelsey B Huff
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School