The retrieval of asymmetric tropical cyclone structures using Doppler radar simulations and observations with the extended GBVTD technique

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1140-1160

  Liou, Yu Chieng ^a   Wang, Tai Chi Chen ^a   Lee, Wen Chau ^b   Chang, Ya Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER RADAR; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; RADAR IMAGING; RADIAL FLOW; STORMS; TROPICS; WIND;

ASYMMETRIC TROPICAL CYCLONE STRUCTURE; GROUND-BASED VELOCITY TRACK DISPLAY; RADIAL FLOW STRUCTURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPPLER RADAR; RADIAL FLOW; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND FIELD;

EID: 33646449197     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3107.1     Document Type: Article

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