Simulation of the effects of bathymetry and land-sea contrasts on hurricane development using a coupled ocean-atmosphere model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 481-492

  Cubukcu, Nihat ^a   Pfeffer, R L ^a   Dietrich, D E ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COUPLED OCEAN ATMOSPHERE MODEL; LAND-SEA CONTRASTS;

BATHYMETRY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; BATHYMETRY; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0343729972     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0481:SOTEOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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