Factors affecting the evolution of Hurricane Erin (2001) and the distributions of hydrometeors: Role of microphysical processes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-150

  McFarquhar, Greg M ^a   Zhang, Henian ^a   Heymsfield, Gerald ^b   Hood, Robbie ^c   Dudhia, Jimy ^d   Halverson, Jeffrey B ^b   Marks Jr , Frank ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DOPPLER RADAR; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

FINE RESOLUTION SIMULATION; MICROPHYSICS; RADAR REFLECTIVITY FACTOR;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DOPPLER RADAR; HURRICANES; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

HURRICANE;

EID: 33244483686     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3590.1     Document Type: Article

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