On the ability of dry tropical-cyclone-like vortices to withstand vertical shear

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-119

  Jones, Sarah C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR; VERTICAL SHEAR;

STORMS;

POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHEAR; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX;

EID: 0442312778     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0114:OTAODT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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