83rd Annual

Poster Session 4: Tropical Cyclones: Genesis and Hot Towers

Thursday, 13 February 2003: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
Papers:
 
The role of vortex mergers in the genesis of tropical cyclones
V. Mohan Karyampudi, SAIC/NCEP/NOAA, Camp Springs, MD

 
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

 
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

 
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

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