A study of the mesoscale structure of Typhoon Flo (T9019): A case of COMPARE model intercomparison

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1057-1084

  Yamasaki, Masanori ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TYPHOON;

EID: 33344459901     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.83.1057     Document Type: Article

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