On the growth of the hurricane depression, a summary.

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Published: Oct 1, 1964
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.2954436xe.1964.4.4.1674
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Hurricane depression, Cumulus cells, Large scale disturbance

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Jule G. Charney
Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts
Arnt Eliassen
Universidad de Oslo

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It is shown that the frictional indraft of moist air in a conditionally unstable tropical atmosphere will cause a small-amplitude axially- symmetric disturbance of cyclone scale to amplify. The growth mechanism involves a cooperative interaction between the individual cumulus cells and the large-scale disturbance. The cumulus cells in the region of frictional indraft supply the disturbance with latent heat energy, and the disturbance supplies the cumulus cells with moisture.

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Charney, J. G., & Eliassen, A. (1964). On the growth of the hurricane depression, a summary. Geofisica Internacional, 4(4), 223–230. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.2954436xe.1964.4.4.1674
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