Potential vorticity structured of simulated hurricanes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-108

  Hausman, Scott A ^a   Ooyama, Katsuyuki V ^b   Schubert, Wayne H ^c  

^a Offutt Air Force Base   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; MICROPHYSICS; NONHYDROSTATIC DYNAMICS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY STRUCTURE;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; HYDRODYNAMICS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

HURRICANE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 33244458290     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3601.1     Document Type: Article

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