A multiscale numerical study of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Part III: Dynamically induced vertical motion

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3772-3788

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANE; MOMENTUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

HURRICANE; MOMENTUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0034528973     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2001)129<3772:AMNSOH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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