The impact of convective momentum transport on tropical cyclone track forecasts using the Emanuel cumulus parameterization

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1195-1207

  Hogan, Timothy F ^a   Pauley, Randal L ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DIFFUSION; PARAMETERIZATION; STORMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND;

DATA ASSIMILATION; MOMENTUM TRANSPORT PARAMETER;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALGORITHM; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CUMULUS; DATA ASSIMILATION; FORECASTING METHOD; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 34248343838     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3365.1     Document Type: Article

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