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Q. Does this kind of Hurricane landfall event over the Iberian peninsula happen often? |
Cyclone phase space (CPS) diagrams
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TODO: should we put Frederic's CPS diagrams in the metview folder? What do we ask the students to do here? |
An objectively defined cyclone phase space (CPS) is described using the storm-motion-relative thickness asymmetry (symmetric/non-frontal versus asymmetric/frontal) and vertical derivative of horizontal height gradient (cold- versus warm-core structure via the thermal wind relationship). A cyclone's life cycle can then be analyzed within this phase space, providing insight into the cyclone structural evolution.
This allows a classification of cyclone phase, unifying the basic structural description of tropical, extratropical, and hybrid cyclones into a continuum.
Suggestions for other vertical cross-sections
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