On the validity of representing hurricanes as Carnot heat engine
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Title (Dublin Core)
On the validity of representing hurricanes as Carnot heat engine
Description (Dublin Core)
It is argued, on the basis of detailed critique of published literature, that the existing thermodynamic theory of hurricanes, where it is assumed that the hurricane power is formed due to heat input from the ocean, is not physically consistent, as it comes in conflict with the first and second laws of thermodynamics. A quantitative perspective of describing hurricane energetics as that of an adiabatic atmospheric process occurring at the expense of condensation of water vapor that creates drop of local air pressure, is outlined.
Creator (Dublin Core)
Makarieva, A. M.
Gorshkov, V. G.
Li, B.-L.
Date (Dublin Core)
2018-08-10
Type (Dublin Core)
Text
Format (Dublin Core)
application/pdf
Identifier (Dublin Core)
10.5194/acpd-8-17423-2008
https://acp.copernicus.org/preprints/acpd-2008-0250/
Source (Dublin Core)
eISSN: 1680-7324
Language (Dublin Core)
eng
