Abstract
A numerical experiment for the study of the development and the structure of tropical cyclones is performed with a 13-layer model. The total amount of latent heat released in a vertical column of air is specified by the horizontal mass convergence in the friction layer, as proposed by Ooyama (1964). The vertical distribution of released latent heat is assumed to be proportional to the temperature difference between cumulus clouds and large scale field (Yamasaki,1968b). For simplicity, the equivalent potential temperature of cumulus clouds is kept constant with time and space.
The numerical experiment sh o ws that the present tropical cyclone model is capable of describing many features observed in actual tropical cyclones, if initial conditions (especially the initial static stability) and various physical parameters are chosen appropriately. The structure and the developmental process of the simulated tropical cyclone are discussed in detail.
