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We statistically study diurnal variations in the maximum wind velocity in tropical cyclones on the basis of vast experimental material. We have found notable oscillations in the acceleration of rotation velocity (rate of variations in the maximum wind velocity), which are most pronounced in the periods of intensification and decay of the cyclones. The diurnal variations can differ notably in phase in different geographical conditions.
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Original Russian Text © M.I. Yaroshevich, L.Kh. Ingel, 2013, published in Izvestiya AN. Fizika Atmosfery i Okeana, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 409–413.
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Yaroshevich, M.I., Ingel, L.K. Diurnal variations in the intensity of tropical cyclones. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 49, 375–379 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433813040117
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