
%0 Journal Article
%A Raymond, D.J. 
%A Gjorgjievska, S. 
%A Sessions, S. 
%A Fuchs, Ž. 
%T Tropical cyclogenesis and mid-level vorticity
%J Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal
%D 2014/01/01
%V 64
%N 1
%P 11-25
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ES14003
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ES14003 
%X This paper reviews and summarises our work on the thermodynamics and vorticity dynamics of tropical cyclogenesis with special emphasis on the use of observations from two recent field programs, T-PARC/TCS08 (THORPEX Asian Regional Campaign/Tropical Cyclone Structure experiment) and PREDICT (PREDepression Investigation of Cloud systems in the Tropics). Dropsondes deployed from high altitude plus airborne Doppler radar data (in T-PARC/TCS08) allowed examination of candidates for tropical cyclogenesis in unprecedented detail. The subtle interplay of dynamics and thermodynamics and, in particular, the role of the mid-level vortex in enabling spin up of a surface cyclone are elucidated. The interplay between this process and other investigators&#x2019; ideas about cyclogenesis is examined also. Finally, those areas of cyclogenesis needing further work are enumerated. 
