Articles | Volume 20, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6861-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-6861-2020
Research article
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11 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 11 Jun 2020

Surface processes in the 7 November 2014 medicane from air–sea coupled high-resolution numerical modelling

Marie-Noëlle Bouin and Cindy Lebeaupin Brossier
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A coupled, kilometre-scale simulation of a medicane is used to assess the impact of the ocean feedback and role of surface fluxes. Sea surface temperature (SST) drop is much weaker than for tropical cyclones, resulting in no impact on the cyclone. Surface fluxes depend mainly on wind and SST for evaporation and on air temperature for sensible heat. Processes in the Mediterranean, like advection of continental air, rain evaporation and dry air intrusion, play a role in cyclone development.
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