A high-resolution simulation of microphysics and electrification in an idealized hurricane-like vortex

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 13-33

  Fierro, A O ^a   Leslie, L ^a   Mansell, E ^a   Straka, J ^a   MacGorman, D ^b   Ziegler, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING; ELECTRIFICATION; HURRICANE; MIXING RATIO; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 35648945771     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0237-0     Document Type: Article

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