The effect of the ocean eddy on tropical cyclone intensity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3562-3578

  Wu, Chun Chieh ^a   Lee, Chia Ying ^a   Lin, I I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT FLUX; HURRICANES; WIND EFFECTS;

HURRICANE-OCEAN COUPLED MODEL; OCEAN EDDY; OCEANIC THERMAL STRUCTURES; STORM-INDUCED MIXING;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEAT FLUX; HURRICANES; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

EDDY; HEAT FLUX; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; MIXING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEA SURFACE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 35748980859     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS4051.1     Document Type: Article

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