Secondary eyewall formation in upper- and lower-layer vertical wind shear simulated in idealized tropical cyclones
Published Date: 2/6/2024
Source: phys.org
About 80% of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) possess concentric eyewalls—namely, the primary and secondary eyewalls. The intensity of the TC can vary considerably during secondary eyewall formation (SEF) and eyewall replacement, posing a great challenge to predicting TC intensity.