A multiscale numerical study of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Part II: Kinematics and inner-core structures

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2597-2616

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

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; HURRICANE; INNER CORE; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0033381001     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<2597:AMNSOH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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