Re: NASA's GRIP to Take Unprecedented Look Inside Hurricanes
Posted by JAC on 7/8/2010, 2:53 pm
I think what is interesting is that they will be flying at 65K-ft.

I think that is where more data and research needs to be done.

In fact, I beieve it was still-not-understood effects that occur at this level that caused TD2 not to spin up like Alex did.

I noticed that TD2's core was very low in altitude and very wide.

I am thinking it could be one of two things:

1)  High O3 concentrations in the tropopause that compress the core and keep if from expanding and heating.

2)  Subsidence from dry air sinking onto the TC at the end of a Walker cell.

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