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Two possible mechanisms for vortex self-organization

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The vortex self-organization is investigated in this paper by four groups of numerical experiments within the framework of quasi-geographic model, and based on the experimental results two types of possible mechanisms for vortex self-organization are suggested. The meso-scale topography may enable separated vortices to merge into a larger scale vortex; and the interaction of meso-γ and meso-β scale systems may make separated vortices to self organize a typhoon-like vortex circulation.

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  1. Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China

    Zhou Xiuji

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China

    Luo Zhexian

  3. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    Gao Shouting

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Luo, Z., Zhou, X. & Gao, S. Two possible mechanisms for vortex self-organization. SCI CHINA SER D 49, 202–211 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-005-0092-8

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