Entropic Balance Theory and Radar Observation for Prospective Tornado Data Assimilation - Data Assimilation for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Hydrologic Applications - page 433

Fig. 18.6 Conjugate
entropic vortex .Thevortex
of the same as Fig. 18.5
is produced under
anti-symmetric spatial
entropic gradient and
anti-symmetric flow velocity
(rotational component) under
a non-linear super-imposition,
with the same vorticity. The
conjugate entropic vortex
formation is explained by the
entropic right-hand rule
derived from the entropic
balance theory
Fig. 18.7 Tornadogenesis .
Schematic illustration of
tornadogenesis explained
with the wrap-around
mechanism. The wrap-around
mechanism is modeled by the
entropic right-hand rule
which is derived from the
entropic balance theory
environment (Figs. 18.7 and 18.8 ). The transition from supercell to tornadic stages
is physically explained by the proposed wrap-around mechanism (Figs. 18.3 , 18.4 ,
18.9 ,and 18.10 ) as explained in the next chapter. Also the entropic balance theory
suggests the existence of multiple vortices (Fig. 18.8 ) as seen from the right hand
rule (Fig. 18.1 ) and the solution space theory (Fig. 18.2 ).