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Horizontal Transition of Turbulent Cascade in the Near-Surface Layer of Tropical Cyclones
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2015
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Source: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 72(12), 4915-4925.
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Journal Title:Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
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Description:Tropical cyclones (TC) consist of a large range of interacting scales from hundreds of kilometers to a few meters. The energy transportation among these different scalesthat is, from smaller to larger scales (upscale) or vice versa (downscale)may have profound impacts on TC energy dynamics as a result of the associated changes in available energy sources and sinks. From multilayer tower measurements in the low-level (<120 m) boundary layer of several landing TCs, the authors found there are two distinct regions where the energy flux changes from upscale to downscale as a function of distance to the storm center. The boundary between these two regions is approximately 1.5 times the radius of maximum wind. Two-dimensional turbulence (upscale cascade) occurs more typically at regions close to the inner-core region of TCs, while 3D turbulence (downscale cascade) mostly occurs at the outer-core region in the surface layer.
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Source:Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 72(12), 4915-4925.
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