The Maximum Intensity of Hurricanes

1988/04/01 by Kerry Emanuel, Kerry A. Emanuel · 29 citations
Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

paper · doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1988)045<1143:tmioh>2.0.co;2

Abstract

An exact equation governing the maximum possible pressure fall in steady tropical cyclones is developed, accounting for the full effects of gaseous and condensed water on density and thermodynamics. The equation is also derived from Carnot's principle. We demonstrate the existence of critical conditions beyond which no solution for the minimum central pressure exists and speculate on the nature of hurricanes in the supercritical regime.

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