Abstract
Abstract An explosive and nonexplosive cyclone that developed during March 1986 along the coast of Japan are analyzed to illustrate the possible interaction of moist baroclinic dynamics, boundary layer structure and surface heat and moisture fluxes in their development. The moist symmetric stability is examined in the warm frontal ascent regions to investigate the contribution of surface energy fluxes to the moist baroclinic dynamics. Results indicate that moist symmetric neutrality occurs in the updraft regions of both cyclones and suggest a direct coupling between surface energy fluxes and the moist baroclinic processes. Surface flux distributions for the two cyclones show that large positive surface heat and moisture fluxes to the northeast of the low persisted in the explosive cyclone but were quite transient in the nonexplosive cyclone. Boundary layer equivalent potential temperature (θe) budgets reveal that approximately half of the local surface θe increase in the warm frontal region throughout the...
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
