Influences of asymmetric heating on hurricane evolution in the MM5

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3974-3992

  Möller, J Dominique ^a   Shapiro, Lloyd J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

HURRICANE EVOLUTION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE VORTEX;

HURRICANES;

ASYMMETRY; HEATING; HURRICANE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX;

EID: 28844450738     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3577.1     Document Type: Article

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