Condensational theory of stationary tornadoes

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2011.04.023MaRDI QIDQ434112zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors A. M. Makarieva, V. G. Gorshkov, A. V. Nefiodov

Publication date 9 July 2012

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.2580

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vortex flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B47) Stefan problems, phase changes, etc. (80A22) Stability and instability of geophysical and astrophysical flows (76E20) Meteorology and atmospheric physics (86A10) Free-surface potential flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B07)

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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