Potential vorticity diagnosis of a simulated hurricane. Part II: Quasi-balanced contributions to forced secondary circulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2898-2914

  Zhang, Da Lin ^a   Kieu, Chanh Q ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SHEAR FLOW; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

FORCED SECONDARY CIRCULATIONS; HURRICANE VORTEX; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER (PBL); POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

HURRICANES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; SHEAR FLOW; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WIND;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 33845264609     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3790.1     Document Type: Article

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