Abstract: An analytical theory is presented for the motion of an initially symmetric barotropic vortex on a beta-plane at rest, the prototype problem in the theory of tropical cyclone motion. In the case of vortices with parameter ...

Abstract: A minimal 3D numerical model designed for basic studies of tropical cyclone behavior is described. The model is formulated in σ coordinates on an f or ? plane and has three vertical levels, one characterizing a shallow ...

Abstract: The interaction between a tropical cyclone and the ocean is investigated using a minimal three-dimensional tropical cyclone model coupled with a two-layer ocean model. Two representations for entrainment into the ocean ...