Poster Session 4 |
| | Tropical Cyclones: Genesis and Hot Towers |
| | P4.1 | Observational evidence that "hot towers" are a significant and integral part of intense hurricane eyewalls
Matthew D. Eastin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO |
| | P4.2 | The role of vortex mergers in the genesis of tropical cyclones
V. Mohan Karyampudi, SAIC/NCEP/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD |
| | P4.3 | On the significance of hot towers, vortex tube stretching, low-level vortex mergers, and vortex Rossby waves in tropical cyclogenesis
Michael T. Montgomery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; and M. N. Nicholls, T. Cram, A. Saunders, and P. D. Reasor |
| | P4.4 | Convective Bursts and Hot Towers Observed During CAMEX-3 and CAMEX-4
Gerald M. Heymsfield, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Halverson, P. Hennon, and L. Tian |
| | P4.5 | Diagnosing the Role of Convective Hot Towers in Tropical Cyclogenesis Using Airborne Doppler-derived winds
Paul D. Reasor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; and M. T. Montgomery, F. D. Marks, L. F. Bosart, J. F. Gamache, and J. A. Knaff |