Model sensitivities in numerical simulations of the formation of Typhoon Robyn (1993)

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-89

  Cheung, Kevin K W ^a   Elsberry, Russell L ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR DISASTER REDUCTION   (Taiwan)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Model sensitivity; Numerical simulation; Tropical cyclone formation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; TYPHOON;

EID: 33646533360     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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