The effect of relative flow on the asymmetric structure in the interior of hurricanes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 703-724

  Bender, Morris A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODELING; FLOW; HURRICANE;

ASYMMETRY; EYEWALL; HURRICANE; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 0031455642     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0703:TEORFO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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