The influence of the downstream state on extratropical transition: Hurricane Earl (1998) case study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 131, Issue 8 PART 2, 2003, Pages 1910-1929

  McTaggart Cowan, R ^a   Gyakum, J R ^a   Yau, M K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STORMS;

VORTICITY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

HURRICANE; MODELING; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 0141459930     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175//2589.1     Document Type: Article

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