Structure of highly sheared Tropical Storm Chantal during CAMEX-4

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 268-287

  Heymsfield, Gerald M ^a   Halverson, J ^b   Ritchie, E ^c   Simpson, Joanne ^a   Molinari, J ^d   Tian, L ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

CYCLONIC VORTEX FLOW; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS);

STORMS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 33244490841     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3602.1     Document Type: Article

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