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The generalized Ekman model for the tropical cyclone boundary layer revisited: Addendum
Author(s) -
Smith Roger K.,
Montgomery Michael T.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.4012
Subject(s) - tropical cyclone , vortex , boundary layer , cyclone (programming language) , addendum , ekman layer , meteorology , mechanics , geology , atmospheric sciences , climatology , physics , computer science , field programmable gate array , political science , computer hardware , law
Motivated by prior research examining the myth of inertial stability as a radial restoring force in the tropical cyclone boundary layer, we explore factors determining the vertical velocity at the top of the linear vortex boundary layer. Possible applications of these findings to mature tropical cyclone vortices are discussed briefly.