A multiscale numerical study of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Part VI: Small-scale inner-core structures and wind streaks

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1410-1433

  Yau, M K ^a   Liu, Yubao ^b   Zhang, Da Lin ^c   Chen, Yongsheng ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; WIND EFFECTS;

HURRICANE ANDREW; WIND STREAKS;

HURRICANE EFFECTS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SEVERE WEATHER;

EID: 3142716031     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2004)132<1410:AMNSOH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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