Condensational theory of stationary tornadoes
Fluid Dynamics
2012-08-14 v1 Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Abstract
Using the Bernoulli integral for air streamline with condensing water vapor a stationary axisymmetric tornado circulation is described. The obtained profiles of vertical, radial and tangential velocities are in agreement with observations for the Mulhall tornado, world's largest on record and longest-lived among the three tornadoes for which 3D velocity data are available. Maximum possible vortex velocities are estimated.
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@article{arxiv.1208.2580,
title = {Condensational theory of stationary tornadoes},
author = {Anastassia M. Makarieva and Victor G. Gorshkov and Andrei V. Nefiodov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.2580},
year = {2012}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures