The impact of multisatellite data on the initialization and simulation of Hurricane Lili's (2002) rapid weakening phase

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 526-548

  Zhang, Xiaoyan ^a   Xiao, Qingnong ^a   Fitzpatrick, Patrick J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

CLOUD DRIFT-WATER VAPOR WINDS; MULTISATELLITE DATA; SOUNDING DATA;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; GOES; HURRICANE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MODIS; MOISTURE; SATELLITE DATA; SIMULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847389944     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3287.1     Document Type: Article

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