A re-examination of the characteristics of tropical cyclone winds

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 83, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 21-33

  Sharma, R N ^a   Richards, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Convective instability; Tropical cyclones; Turbulence characteristics; Wind loading codes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STORMS; TROPICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

TROPICAL CYCLONE WINDS;

WIND EFFECTS;

CYCLONE; INSTABILITY; TURBULENCE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

INSTABILITY; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TURBULENCE; WIND MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033461138     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(99)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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