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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1272
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1272
11 Jul 2023
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Comparing short term intensity fluctuations and an Eyewall replacement cycle in Hurricane Irma (2017) during a period of rapid intensification

William Stanley Torgerson, Juliane Schwendike, Andrew Ross, and Chris Short

Abstract. An eyewall replacement cycle that occured after a period of rapid intensification of Hurricane Irma (2017) between 07 September and 08 September was investigated in a detailed modelling study using Met Office Unified Model (MetUM) convection permitting ensemble forecasts. The eyewall replacement cycle was then compared to intensity fluctuations that occurred during the period of rapid intensification between 04 September and 06 September. Both the short term fluctuations and eyewall replacement cycle involved an initial dynamical response to localized convection from inner rainbands in the former case and outer rainbands in the later case. One key difference between the intensity fluctuations and the eyewall replacement cycle is that, in the case of the intensity fluctuations, the small radial distance between the eyewall and the inner rainbands meant that a moat region did not form and hence the intensity fluctuations did not lead to an eyewall replacement.

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William Stanley Torgerson, Juliane Schwendike, Andrew Ross, and Chris Short

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Nov 2023
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', John Methven, 28 Nov 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Dec 2023
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', William Torgerson, 30 Mar 2024

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Nov 2023
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', John Methven, 28 Nov 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Dec 2023
  • AC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1272', William Torgerson, 30 Mar 2024
William Stanley Torgerson, Juliane Schwendike, Andrew Ross, and Chris Short
William Stanley Torgerson, Juliane Schwendike, Andrew Ross, and Chris Short

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Two types of fluctuations were studied in Hurricane Irma (2017) using model simulations. The first type of fluctuation, the eyewall replacement cycle, has a Hurricane’s eyewall replaced by a second outer eyewall that develops further out. The other type of fluctuation has no replacement of the eyewall but a disruption to its structure instead.