The extratropical transition of hurricane Irene (1999): A potential-vorticity perspective

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 598 PART A, 2004, Pages 1047-1074

  Agusti Panareda, A ^a   Thorncroft, C D ^b   Craig, G C ^a   Gray, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Extratropical cyclogenesis; Potential vorticity inversion; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; OCEAN STRUCTURES; POLES; STORMS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VORTEX FLOW;

EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ET); POLEWARDS;

HURRICANES;

CYCLOGENESIS; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 2142827153     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.140     Document Type: Article

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