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The paper describes results of numerical experiments on the simulation of a mesoscale quasi-tropical cyclone, a rare event for the Black Sea, with the MM5 regional atmospheric circulation model. General characteristics of the cyclone and its evolution and physical formation mechanisms are discussed. The balances of the momentum components have been estimated, and sensitivity experiments have been performed. It is shown that, according to its main physical properties and energy supply mechanisms, the cyclone can be related to quasi-tropical cyclones.
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Original Russian Text © V.V. Efimov, M.V. Shokurov, D.A. Yarovaya, 2007, published in Izvestiya AN. Fizika Atmosfery i Okeana, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 723–743.
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Efimov, V.V., Shokurov, M.V. & Yarovaya, D.A. Numerical simulation of a quasi-tropical cyclone over the Black Sea. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 43, 667–686 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433807060011
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