Unstable interactions between a hurricane's primary eyewall and a secondary ring of enhanced vorticity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 3893-3917

  Kossin, J P ^a   Schubert, W H ^a   Montgomery, M T ^a  

^a Department of Systems Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANE; INSTABILITY; RING COMPLEX; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

HURRICANES; RADAR REFLECTION; STABILITY; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

DEEP CONVECTION; ECHO FREE MOAT; HURRICANE PRIMARY EYEWALL; NONLINEAR MIXING; WIND MAXIMA;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0034351747     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<3893:UIBAHS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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