Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics
This study investigates the impact of abnormally moist soil conditions across the southern Great Plains upon the overland reintensification of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Erin (2007). This is tested by analyzing the contributions of three soil moisture-related signals--a seasonal signal, an alon...
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ftncar:oai:drupal-site.org:articles_12311 2023-07-30T04:05:34+02:00 Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics Evans, Clark (author) Schumacher, Russ (author) Galarneau, Thomas (author) 2011-12 application/pdf http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-011-396 https://doi.org/10.1175/2011MWR3593.1 en eng American Meteorological Society Monthly Weather Review http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-011-396 doi:10.1175/2011MWR3593.1 ark:/85065/d7b858wv Copyright 2012 American Meteorological Society (AMS). Permission to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this work in scientific and educational works is hereby granted provided that the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be "fair use" under Section 107 or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law (17 USC, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the Society's permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form on servers, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statements, requires written permission or license from the AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policies, available from the AMS at 617-227-2425 or amspubs@ametsoc.org. Permission to place a copy of this work on this server has been provided by the AMS. The AMS does not guarantee that the copy provided here is an accurate copy of the published work. Text article 2011 ftncar https://doi.org/10.1175/2011MWR3593.1 2023-07-17T18:28:12Z This study investigates the impact of abnormally moist soil conditions across the southern Great Plains upon the overland reintensification of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Erin (2007). This is tested by analyzing the contributions of three soil moisture-related signals--a seasonal signal, an along-track rainfall signal, and an early postlandfall rainfall signal--to the intensity of the vortex. In so doing, a suite of nine convection-permitting numerical simulations using the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-ARW) is used. Of the signals tested, soil moisture contributions from the anomalously wet months preceding Erin are found to have the greatest positive impact upon the intensity of the vortex, though this impact is on the order of that from climatological soil moisture conditions. The greatest impact of the early rainfall signal contributions is found when it is added to the seasonal signal. Along-track rainfall during the simulation period has a minimal impact. Variations in soil moisture content result in impacts upon the boundary layer thermodynamic environment via boundary layer mixing. Greater soil moisture content results in weaker mixing, a shallower boundary layer, and greater moisture and instability. Differences in the intensity of convection that develops and its accompanying latent heat release aloft result in greater warm-core development and surface vortex intensification within the simulations featuring greater soil moisture content. Implications of these findings to the tropical cyclone development process are discussed. Given that the reintensification is shown to occur in, apart from land, an otherwise favorable environment for tropical cyclone development and results in a vortex with a structure similar to developing tropical cyclones, these findings provide new insight into the conditions under which tropical cyclones develop. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic OpenSky (NCAR/UCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Monthly Weather Review 139 12 3848 3870 |
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This study investigates the impact of abnormally moist soil conditions across the southern Great Plains upon the overland reintensification of North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Erin (2007). This is tested by analyzing the contributions of three soil moisture-related signals--a seasonal signal, an along-track rainfall signal, and an early postlandfall rainfall signal--to the intensity of the vortex. In so doing, a suite of nine convection-permitting numerical simulations using the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-ARW) is used. Of the signals tested, soil moisture contributions from the anomalously wet months preceding Erin are found to have the greatest positive impact upon the intensity of the vortex, though this impact is on the order of that from climatological soil moisture conditions. The greatest impact of the early rainfall signal contributions is found when it is added to the seasonal signal. Along-track rainfall during the simulation period has a minimal impact. Variations in soil moisture content result in impacts upon the boundary layer thermodynamic environment via boundary layer mixing. Greater soil moisture content results in weaker mixing, a shallower boundary layer, and greater moisture and instability. Differences in the intensity of convection that develops and its accompanying latent heat release aloft result in greater warm-core development and surface vortex intensification within the simulations featuring greater soil moisture content. Implications of these findings to the tropical cyclone development process are discussed. Given that the reintensification is shown to occur in, apart from land, an otherwise favorable environment for tropical cyclone development and results in a vortex with a structure similar to developing tropical cyclones, these findings provide new insight into the conditions under which tropical cyclones develop. |
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Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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Sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone Erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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sensitivity in the overland reintensification of tropical cyclone erin (2007) to near-surface soil moisture characteristics |
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Copyright 2012 American Meteorological Society (AMS). Permission to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this work in scientific and educational works is hereby granted provided that the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be "fair use" under Section 107 or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law (17 USC, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the Society's permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form on servers, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statements, requires written permission or license from the AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policies, available from the AMS at 617-227-2425 or amspubs@ametsoc.org. Permission to place a copy of this work on this server has been provided by the AMS. The AMS does not guarantee that the copy provided here is an accurate copy of the published work. |
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