On the importance of the sea-surface temperature on hurricane development. Numerical experiments
This paper contains a brief description of how an increase in sea-surface temperature induces a decrease in surface pressure which, in turn, causes an increase in the hurricane maximum winds. Some observational support for this process is obtained from case-studies of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexic...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1975 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Geofísica Internacional |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/1507 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/1507 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Océano-Atmósfera Superficie de mar Temperatura Huracanes Modelos numéricos Ocean-Atmosphere Sea surface Temperature Hurricanes Numerical Models |
| Sumario: | This paper contains a brief description of how an increase in sea-surface temperature induces a decrease in surface pressure which, in turn, causes an increase in the hurricane maximum winds. Some observational support for this process is obtained from case-studies of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the norteastern Pacific. A numerical model of a balanced, symmetric hurricane is used for theoretical tests of the process. Results of the tests verify, in essence, the validitv of the reasoning and, at the same time, give credence to the model. Experiments using our numerical model show that critical values of sea-surface temperature and, in addition, of the inflow angle are necessary conditions for hurricane development. |
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