atmosphere Article Sensitivity of a Mediterranean Tropical-Like Cyclone to Different Model Configurations and Coupling Strategies Antonio Ricchi 1, Mario Marcello Miglietta 2, Francesco Barbariol 3, Alvise Benetazzo 3, Andrea Bergamasco 3, Davide Bonaldo 3, Claudio Cassardo 4, Francesco Marcello Falcieri 3, Giancarlo Modugno 4,5, Aniello Russo 1,6, Mauro Sclavo 3 and Sandro Carniel 3,* 1 Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona 60121, Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +39-329-0845720 Academic Editors: Jordi Mazon and Anthony Lupo Received: 11 December 2016; Accepted: 8 May 2017; Published: 20 May 2017 Abstract: In November 2011, an Atlantic depression affected the Mediterranean basin, eventually evolving into a Tropical-Like Cyclone (TLC or Mediterranean Hurricane, usually designated as Medicane). In the region affected by the Medicane, mean sea level pressures down to 990 hPa, wind speeds of hurricane intensity close to the eye (around 115 km/h) and intense rainfall in the prefrontal zone were reported.