The surface stress in tropical storms is computed as a function of the radius from mean wind data in the troposphere. If only the symmetrical part of the circulation is considered, the stress ranges from 1 dyn/cm2 in the outskirts to20 dyn/cm2 at a distance of 1°- latitude from the center.nThe absolute angular momentum budget shows that most net inward momentum transport is carried by the symmetrical part of the circulation near the core and that the asymmetrical part contributes up to 50 per cent at a distance of 6 latitude from the center. Calculation of the angular momentum transport due to the earth's rotation in inflow and outflow layers shows that the vertical momentum transport is directed upward everywhere; outside the 2°-radius this transport is accomplished by eddies.
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