A quasi-empirical model of the hurricane boundary layer
By: [by] Russell L. Elsberry, Nils A.S. Pearson [and] Leino B. Corgnati, Jr
Contributors: Pearson, Nils Alexander Silliman; Corgnati, Leino Bartholomew; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Boundary layer (Meteorology); Hurricanes; Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Description: Solutions have been obtained for the temperature and moisture distributions within the atmospheric boundary layer of an axisymmetric hurricane model. The intensity of the hurricane is related to the equivalent potential temperature gradient produced by a balance of heat sources and advection within the boundary layer. Solutions are obtained using the bulk aerodynamic transport equations or applying a two-layer, baroclinic boundary layer model by Cardone (1969). Equilibrium maximum wind speeds vary from minimal hurricane force to about 80 m/sec for fixed ocean temperatures between 27C and 31C. Observations of the oceanic heat loss in actual storms are necessary to establish the ratio of heat flux to momentum transfer in the high wind speeds treated by the model. Various applications of the model are proposed, with an ultimate goal of a time-dependent simulation of hurricane-ocean coupling. (Author)
Notes: Title from cover.

"31 January 1974"--Cover.

"NPS-51ES74011A"--Cover.

DTIC Identifiers: Atmospheric boundary layer.

Author(s) subject terms: Hurricane model, tropical meteorology, boundary layer model, air-sea interaction.

This research was sponsored in part by the Environmental Prediction Research Facility, Monterey, California and the Office of Naval Research.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25).

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 31 January 1974.