Published February 14, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Radial profiles of velocity and pressure for condensation-induced hurricanes

  • 1. Theoretical Physics Division, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Description

The Bernoulli integral in the form of an algebraic equation is obtained for the hurricane air flow as the sum of the kinetic energy of wind and the condensational potential energy. With an account for the eye rotation energy and the decrease of angular momentum towards the hurricane center it is shown that the theoretical profiles of pressure and velocity agree well with observations for intense hurricanes. The previous order of magnitude estimates obtained in pole approximation are confirmed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2011.01.005

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2011.01.005;
PII
S0375-9601(11)00010-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
375
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 1053-1058
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42097216
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AIR FLOW; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; APPROXIMATIONS; EQUATIONS; HURRICANES; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; ROTATION; SIMULATION; VELOCITY; WIND
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; ENERGY; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; MOTION; STORMS

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Copyright
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