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Both global and mesoscale models have provided useful information about the structure, motion and life cycle of hurricanes. The global models have horizontal resolution of roughly 80 km in the tropics, with some 25 vertical levels. The mesoscale models currently have horizontal resolution of much less than 10 km, with upwards of 50 vertical levels. These models have built in a full array of physical parameterizations, such as surface and planetary boundary layer physics (for transfer processes), cumulus parameterization, large scale condensation, radiative transfer with effect of clouds, water vapor, carbon dioxide and ozone, surface energy balance, air-sea interactions, inclusion of topography and sub-grid scale diffusive processes.
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Krishnamurti, T.N., Stefanova, L., Misra, V. (2013). Modeling and Forecasting of Hurricanes. In: Tropical Meteorology. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7409-8_17
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