Potential vorticity inversion for tropical cyclones using the asymmetric balance theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-282

  Möller, J Dominique ^a,b   Jones, Sarah C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; HURRICANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; STORMS; VELOCITY;

ASYMMETRIC BALANCE THEORY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY INVERSION; PRIMITIVE EQUATION MODEL; ROSSBY NUMBER;

VORTEX FLOW;

CYCLONE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

ASYMMETRIC BALANCE THEORY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 0031833190     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0259:PVIFTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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