Physical Processes of Tropical Cyclone Formation, StructuralVariability and Intensity Change

这项研究的目的是为了更好地了解与热带气旋形成、结构和强度变化有关的基本物理过程。这项研究将结合理论研究和观察研究。研究热带气旋是困难的，因为风暴是在热带海洋上形成和演变的，而热带海洋是众所周知的数据稀疏地区。格雷博士的方法是独特的，他主要依靠从许多案例中合成的数据来克服观察不足的问题。尽管这项技术有其缺点，但这项研究还是对热带风暴的行为产生了一些有趣的见解，他的研究结果对科学界来说是一种激励。格雷博士是公认的热带气旋研究的领导者。

The goal of this research is to better understand the basic physical processes associated with tropical cyclone formation, structure, and intensity change. The research will combine theoretical and observational studies. Research on tropical cyclones is difficult because the storms form and evolve over tropical oceans, notorious data sparse regions. Dr. Gray is unique in his approach, relying principally on compositing data from a number of cases as a means of overcoming the problems of insufficient observations. While this technique has its drawbacks, the research nonetheless has produced some interesting insights into the behavior of tropical storms and his results have proved stimulating to the community. Dr. Gray is recognized as a leader in tropical cyclone research.