A unified perspective on the dynamics of axisymmetric hurricanes and monsoons

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2529-2547

  Wirth, Volkmar ^a   Dunkerton, Timothy J ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HURRICANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

CYCLONIC SURFACE WIND; HURRICANE FORMATION; MONSOON; RADIAL MOMENTUM EQUATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; HURRICANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; CYCLONE; HURRICANE; MONSOON; SURFACE WIND;

EID: 33750599500     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3763.1     Document Type: Article

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