Abstract
Two soundings from the eye of Hurricane Gloria (1985) during a period of rapid deepening are described. The soundings were made by Omega dropwindsondes (ODWs) during research flights of the NOAA Hurricane Research Division on 24–25 September 1985. During the 4.7 hours between the two ODW drops. Gloria's minimum sea-level pressure fell from 932 to 922 mb.
The ODWs indicate substantial warming due to dry-adiabatic descent from 580 to 660 mb. Descent rates are estimated to be about 11 cm s−1. Near 500 mb, ascent is indicated. Approximately 60% of the 10 mb pressure fall is associated with thermodynamic changes below 500 mb.
