Cyclones meet their mathematical match
An integrated mathematical framework vastly improves the modeling of cyclones and tornadoes.
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Cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes are some of the most extreme and damaging natural phenomena on Earth. Driven by a complex interplay of physical processes and interactions between the air, water and land, cyclonic events have proven exceptionally difficult to model.
Now, KAUST researchers have developed a comprehensive physically based mathematical approach that allows cyclones and tornadoes to be modelled in their entirety for the first time, based on fundamental physical principles.
