Articles | Volume 16, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8511-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8511-2016
Research article
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13 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 13 Jul 2016

Why did the storm ex-Gaston (2010) fail to redevelop during the PREDICT experiment?

Thomas M. Freismuth, Blake Rutherford, Mark A. Boothe, and Michael T. Montgomery

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Numerical model analyses are used to investigate the role of dry, environmental air in the failed redevelopment of a tropical cyclone (ex-Gaston, 2010). As early as 12:00 UTC 2 September 2010, a dry layer at and above 600 hPa results in a decrease in the vertical mass flux and vertical, relative vorticity. The intrusion of dry air led to a reduction in vorticity and a compromised pouch at these middle levels. This study supports work looking at the role of dry air in moist convection.
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