Shear-forced vertical circulations in tropical cyclones

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Zhang, Da Lin ^a   Kieu, Chanh Q ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; SHEAR FLOW; STORMS; TROPICS; WIND;

EKMAN PUMPING; SHEAR-FORCED VERTICAL CIRCULATIONS; TROPICAL CYCLONES; VERTICAL MOTION EQUATIONS SYSTEM; VORTICITY INVERSION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

FRICTION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 24944574255     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023146     Document Type: Article

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