The role of "vortical" hot towers in the formation of tropical cyclone Diana (1984)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1209-1232

  Hendricks, Eric A ^a   Montgomery, Michael T ^a   Davis, Christopher A ^b  

^a Department of Systems Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HURRICANE EFFECTS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; STORMS; TROPOSPHERE;

HOT TOWERS; TROPICAL CYCLONES; VORTICITY;

CLOUDS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CYCLOGENESIS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

EID: 3042778358     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1209:TROVHT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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