On the distribution of subsidence in the hurricane eye

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 133, Issue 624 PART A, 2007, Pages 595-605

  Schubert, Wayne H ^a   Rozoff, Christopher M ^a   Vigh, Jonathan L ^a   McNoldy, Brian D ^a   Kossin, James P ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyewall; Hub cloud; Moat

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; TROPOSPHERE;

HUB CLOUD; HURRICANE EYE; INERTIAL STABILITY; ROSSBY LENGTH; TRANSVERSE CIRCULATION EQUATION;

HURRICANES;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; HURRICANE; ROSSBY NUMBER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX;

EID: 34249985013     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49     Document Type: Article

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