摘要
CloudresolvingWeatherResearchandForecasting(WRF)modelsimulationsareusedtoinvestigatetropicalcyclone(TC)genesisefficiencyinanenvironmentwithanearbottomvortex(EBV)andanenvironmentwithamid-levelvortex(EMV).Sensitivityexperimentsshowthatthegenesistimingdependsgreatlyoninitialvorticityverticalprofiles.Thelargertheinitialcolumnintegratedabsolutevorticity,thegreaterthegenesisefficiencyis.Giventhesamecolumnintegratedabsolutevorticity,abottomvortexhashighergenesisefficiencythanamid-levelvortex.Acommonfeatureamongtheseexperimentsistheformationofamid-levelvorticitymaximumpriortoTCgenesisirrespectivewheretheinitialvorticitymaximumlocates.BoththeEMVandEBVscenariossharethefollowingdevelopmentcharacteristics:1)atransitionfromnon-organizedcumulus-scale(~5km)convectivecellsintoanorganizedmeso-vortex-scale(~50to100km)systemthroughupscalecascadeprocesses,2)theestablishmentofanearlysaturatedaircolumnpriortoarapiddropofthecentralminimumpressure,and3)amultipleconvective-stratiformphasetransition.Agenesisefficiencyindex(GEI)isformulatedthatincludesthefollowingfactors:initialcolumnintegratedabsolutevorticity,vorticityattopoftheboundarylayerandverticallyintegratedrelativehumidity.ThecalculatedGEIreflectswellthesimulatedgenesisefficiencyandthusmaybeusedtoestimatehowfastatropicaldisturbancedevelopsintoaTC.
出版日期
2013年03月13日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
