A multiscale numerical study of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Part I: Explicit simulation and verification

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3073-3093

  Liu, Yubao ^a   Zhang, Da Lin ^b   Yau, M K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0001166264     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125<3073:AMNSOH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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