A Multiscale Numerical Study of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Part V: Inner-Core Thermodynamics

Although considerable progress has been made in understanding the development of hurricanes, our knowledge of their three-dimensional structures of latent heat release and inner-core thermodynamics remains limited. In this study, the inner-core budgets of potential temperature (), moisture (q), and equivalent potential temperature (e) are examined using a high-resolution (x 6 km), nonhydrostatic, fully explicit simulation of Hurricane Andrew (1992) during its mature or intensifying stage.