THE INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TROPICAL CYCLONES |
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| Authors: | Jay S Hobgood |
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| Institution: | Department of Geography , University of Nebraska , Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0135 |
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| Abstract: | Traditionally, the development of tropical cyclones has been attributed to the coincidence of warm water, weak upper level divergence, and weak upper level wind shear. In this study, numerical simulations clearly demonstrate the importance of moisture on the intensification of these systems. Simulated tropical cyclones develop more quickly and become more intense when a moister initial sounding is used. Thus, attempts to explain the spatial and temporal distributions of tropical cyclones should include humidity in the list of variables to be examined. |
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