Barotropic Instability during Eyewall Replacement

Just before making landfall in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria (2017) underwent a concentric eyewall cycle in which the outer convective ring appeared robust while the inner ring first distorted into an ellipse and then disintegrated. The present work offers further support for the simple interpretatio...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Slocum, Richard K. Taft, James P. Kossin, Wayne H. Schubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Meteorology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0494/2/2/13