Comparison of planetary boundary layer model winds with dropsonde observations in tropical cyclones

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1718-1723

  Brown, R A ^a   Zeng, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEAT FLUX; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

EDDIES;

STORMS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 0035482306     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<1718:COPBLM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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