Do resonantly forced internal solitary waves protect the fuel of hurricanes?

A. C. Newell; K. W. Chow; R. A. Indik

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1951

Do resonantly forced internal solitary waves protect the fuel of hurricanes?

A. C. Newell, K. W. Chow, R. A. Indik

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Abstract

Assuming that air-sea interaction is the primary energy source of the hurricane, we suggest that a new class of resonantly forced internal solitary waves protects the fuel of the storm by preventing or reducing entrainment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1951-1954
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	71
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1951
State	Published - 1993

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