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High-frequency oscillations, with periods of about 2 hours, are first identified by applying wavelet analysis to observed minutely wind speeds around the eye and eyewall of tropical cyclones (TCs). Analysis of a model simulation of Typhoon Hagupit (2008) shows that the oscillations also occur in the TC intensity, vertical motion, convergence activity and air density around the eyewall. Sequences of oscillations in these variables follow a certain order.
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Chen, S., Lu, Y., Li, W. et al. Identification and analysis of high-frequency oscillations in the eyewalls of tropical cyclones. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 32, 624–634 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-014-4063-x
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