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A model of the mature hurricane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

G. F. Carrier ,
A. L. Hammond  and
O. D. George
G. F. Carrier
Affiliation:
Harvard University
A. L. Hammond
Affiliation:
Harvard University
O. D. George
Affiliation:
Harvard University
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Abstract

A schematic picture of the structure of a mature hurricane is hypothesized. The heat and moisture transfer, the boundary-layer dynamics and the overall dynamic and thermodynamic balances are analysed crudely, but sufficiently accurately to provide support for the hypothesis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , 14 May 1971 , pp. 145 - 170
Copyright
© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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