The generalized Ekman model for the tropical cyclone boundary layer revisited: Addendum

17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.4012Motivated by prior research examining the myth of inertial stability as a radial restoring force in the tropical cyclone boundary layer, we explore factors deter mining the vertical velocity at the top of the linear vortex boundary layer. Possible applications of these findings to mature tropical cyclone vortices are discussed briefly.NSFONRAGS-1313948 and IAA-1656075N0001417WX 00336,U.S. Naval Postgraduate Schoo