Dynamic instabilities of simulated hurricane-like vortices and their impacts on the core structure of hurricanes. Part I: Dry experiments

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3955-3973

  Kwon, Young C ^a   Frank, William M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CONTROL VORTEX; HURRICANE-LIKE VORTICES; VORTEX INTENSITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

HURRICANE; INSTABILITY; SIMULATION; VORTEX;

EID: 28844501979     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3575.1     Document Type: Article

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