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On the Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Wilma (2005). Part II: Convective Bursts and the Upper-Level Warm Core
Description: Previous studies have focused mostly on the roles of environmental factors in the rapid intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones (TCs) because of the lack of high-resolution data in inner-core regions. In this study, the RI of TCs is examined by analyzing the relationship between an upper-level warm core, convective bursts (CBs), sea surface temperature (SST), and surface pressure falls from 72-h cloud-permitting predictions of Hurricane Wilma (2005) with the finest grid size of 1 km. [Source: JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-12-062.1
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Source: JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Publish Date: 3/4/2013
Reading Level: Expert
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