Development of Strong Convection in the Inner Core of Tropical Cyclones during Intensification
Recent intensifying tropical cyclones around the globe are analysed to examine the observed winds structure in their inner core. The winds in sectors with strong bands of thunderstorms were observed from computer model analyses to turn in an anticyclonic fashion from the 850hPa level up to the 500hPa level. This wind structure resembles Quasi-Geostrophic warm air advection and from Hysplit Trajectory analysis was in areas of ascending air currents suitable for the initiation of thunderstorms.
