飓风Bonnie发生发展过程中的强度结构变化和惯性稳定度分析

利用MM5高分辨率数值模式模拟飓风Bonnie(1998)的资料,根据风垂直切变随时间的变化,将飓风Bonnie的发生、发展划分为3个阶段;在不同阶段中,通过分析飓风结构和强度的变化,研究其惯性稳定度的演变。结果表明,Bonnie在发生发展过程中具有很强的非对称性,并出现眼墙替换过程。在飓风结构发展中,较高的惯性稳定度发展与风暴的内核尺度发展一致;高惯性稳定度区提供抗径向运动,主要出现在主眼墙附近和内部区域,高惯性稳定度区的建立致使Rossby变形半径减小,风垂直切变影响减小,使得潜热释放集中于该区,有利于飓风加强,这是飓风内核发展的一个重要因素。

An analysis of intensity and structural changes in relation to inertial stability during the development of Hurricane Bonnie(1998)

The high-resolution numerical simulations of Hurricane Bonnie(1998) are used to analyze its intensity and structure changes in relation to its associated inertial stability under the influence of intense vertical wind shear during three different stages of its life cycle.Results show that Bonnie has high asymmetry and experiences an eyewall displacement cycle during its rapid intensifying stage.During its rapid structure change stage,the development of high inertial stability is consistent with the change in hurricane inner core size.The inertially stable region,which is usually present inside the eyewall,provides resistance to radial motions,and plays an important role in reducing the influence of vertical wind shear.The inertially stable region reduces the Rossby radius of deformation,and concentrates the latent heating,which is beneficial to the enhancing of the hurricane.This is an important factor in the development of inner core region of the hurricane.