Scaling laws for the tropical cyclone derived from the stationary atmospheric vortex equation
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We present results of a numerical study of the differential equation governing the stationary states of the two-dimensional planetary atmosphere and magnetized plasma (within the Charney Hasegawa Mima model). The results show an interesting similarity with the morphology of a tropical cyclone. Quantitative comparisons are also favorable and several scaling laws can be formulated connecting the charactersistic physical parameters of the tropical cyclone.
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