Waves in a cloudy vortex

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 314-337

  Schecter, David A ^a,d   Montgomery, Michael T ^b,c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; HURRICANES; MOISTURE; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

CLOUD COVERAGE; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROSSBY WAVES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUDS; GRAVITY WAVES; HURRICANES; MOISTURE; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

CLOUD COVER; CYCLONE; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERTURBATION; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROSSBY WAVE; VORTEX; VORTICITY;

EID: 33847616907     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3849.1     Document Type: Article

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