eyewall mesovortex

English

Noun

eyewall mesovortex (plural eyewall mesovortices)

1. Small scale rotational features found in the eyewalls of intense hurricanes and typhoons.

References

• Kossin, J. P., B. D. McNoldy, and W. H. Schubert, 2002: Vortical swirls in hurricane eye clouds. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 3144-3149