Observed boundary layer wind structure and balance in the Hurricane Core. Part II: Hurricane Mitch

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2194-2211

  Kepert, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYER WIND STRUCTURE; HURRICANE CORE; STORM MOTION; SUPERGRADIENT FLOW;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; HURRICANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYER; HURRICANE; WIND FIELD; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33749249436     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3746.1     Document Type: Article

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