Mesoscale Vortex Dynamics in Tropical Weather Systems

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项目编号	1743854
	Mesoscale Vortex Dynamics in Tropical Weather Systems
	David Schecter
主持机构	NorthWest Research Associates, Incorporated
项目开始年	2018
	2018-03-15
项目结束日期	2021-02-28
资助机构	US-NSF
项目类别	Continuing grant
项目经费	324042(USD)
国家	美国
语种	英语
英文摘要	Tropical cyclone development remains a difficult forecast problem. The objective of this research project is to study the complex motions that occur in a tropical weather system and how they interact to either assist or hinder tropical cyclone development. The impact of the project will be to help improve tropical cyclone forecast models that are relied upon for public safety. The project also includes an internship opportunity to enhance workforce development. This project is focused on the nature and consequences of complex mesoscale vortex interactions that occur in tropical weather systems. The research activities will advance knowledge of the mechanisms that control mesoscale vortex merger and alignment under various scenarios, when oceanic surface fluxes, cloud processes and radiation have the potential to strongly affect the dynamics. Idealized numerical modeling using the Cloud Model 1 model will comprise the bulk of the study and is intended to help answer the main two research questions: 1) How do mesoscale vortex interactions influence tropical cyclone development? 2) How do diabatic mesoscale vortices interact, and what controls the nature of their interaction? This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
文献类型	项目
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/72402
专题	环境与发展全球科技态势
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	David Schecter.Mesoscale Vortex Dynamics in Tropical Weather Systems.2018.