Sensitivity of Axisymmetric Tropical Cyclone Spinup Time to Dry Air Aloft

The sensitivity of tropical cyclone spinup time to the initial entropy deficit of the troposphere is examined in an axisymmetric hurricane model. Larger initial entropy deficits correspond to less moisture above the initial lifting condensation level of a subcloud-layer parcel. The spinup time is qu...

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