Date of Award

1-1-2018

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, ix, 126 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

John Molinari

Committee Members

Kristen L Corbosiero, Brian H Tang, Ryan D Torn, Robert G Fovell

Keywords

Hurricane, Tropical, Tropopause, Atmospheric turbulence, Cyclones, Severe storms

Subject Categories

Atmospheric Sciences | Meteorology

Abstract

Upper-tropospheric thermodynamic processes can play an important role in tropical cyclone (TC) structure and evolution. Despite its importance, until recently few in-situ observations were available in the upper levels of TCs. Two recent field campaigns -- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) and the Office of Naval Research Tropical Cyclone Intensity (TCI) experiment -- provided a wealth of high-altitude observations within TCs. These observations revealed that the upper-level static stability and tropopause structure of TCs can change dramatically with both space and time.

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