Clark
(Meteorologist)
Tue Jul 05 2005 05:02 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Dennis Forms in Caribbean, Cindy in Gulf

Keith234 -- the pressure drop and convective organization are somewhat interrelated. The mechanism for the organization of bands within a cyclone remains somewhat unknown & up for debate -- new theories come around every so often, each of which improves on the previous one -- but they can help provide at least part of the heating in the atmosphere necessary to result in a pressure drop at the surface; with symmetric convection, you can see a more symmetric pressure field/pressure drop/wind field. That's usually only with very weak storms near formation, however; inner core processes drive it beyond there.


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