On a positive-feedback mechanism in intense atmospheric vortices

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L. Kh. Ingel
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[1] NPO Taifun,
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Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics | 2014年 / 50卷
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tornado; tropical cyclones; turbulence; rotation; laminarization; positive feedback;
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Attention is focused on a positive feedback that may play a significant role in intense vortices, such as tornadoes and, probably, tropical cyclones: rotation suppresses turbulence which, in turn, may intensify rotation. Some simple models illustrate this phenomenon.
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