Reexamining the near-core radial structure of the tropical cyclone primary circulation: Implications for vortex resiliency

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 408-425

  Mallen, Kevin J ^a,b   Montgomery, Michael T ^b   Wang, Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

CYCLONIC RELATIVE VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONES (TC); VORTEX ROSSBY WAVE (VRW) DYNAMICS; WIND DECAY;

STORMS;

CYCLONE; VORTEX;

CIRCULATION; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 14744296590     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3377.1     Document Type: Article

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