Tropical Cyclone Structure and Intensity Change

Abstract

The long-term goals of our research are to understand the interactions between tropical cyclones and their surroundings, and how such interactions influence tropical cyclone structure and intensity change. During the two-year proposal, this work had two primary objectives: (i) to understand the interactions of upper tropospheric potential vorticity centers and tropical cyclones and the intensity changes that occur during such interactions; and (ii) to study the larger scale influences on the generation of tropical cyclones in the eastern and western Pacific Oceans. The first of these is an extension of previous work under ONR support, while the second is a newer initiative, particularly the western Pacific studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630372

Entities

People

  • John E. Molinari

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Case Studies
  • Climatology
  • Convection
  • Cyclones
  • Hurricanes
  • Intensity
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • New York
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Weather Forecasting
  • Wind
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Research Science/Academic Research