Effects of precipitation on the upper-ocean response to a hurricane

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2207-2225

  Jacob, S Daniel ^a,b   Koblinsky, Chester J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALT BUDGET; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UPPER-OCEAN HEAT;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER SATELLITES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANE; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; UPPER OCEAN; WIND FORCING;

EID: 34447321810     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3366.1     Document Type: Article

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