Vortex dynamics in the studies of looping in tropical cyclone tracks

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-71

  Li, Jiachun ^a   Kwok, Yue Kuen ^b   Fung, Jimmy C H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anomalous track; Asymmetric structure; Beta gyres; Contour dynamics; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

ANALYTIC FORMULAS; ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURE; BETA GYRE; CONTOUR DYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACK LOOPING; VORTEX DYNAMICS; VORTEX PATCH;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CYCLONES; FLUID DYNAMICS; VORTEX FLOW;

CYCLONE TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON YANCY; VORTEX DYNAMICS;

CHINA, FUJIAN PROVINCE;

EID: 0031195109     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(96)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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