A Simple Method for Simulating Tropical-Cyclone Boundary Layers

George H Bryan, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, Rochelle Worsnop, CIRES, NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Division, Boulder, CO, United States, Julie K Lundquist, University of Colorado Boulder, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Boulder, United States and Jun Zhang, NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division, Miami, FL, United States