Dynamic instabilities of simulated hurricane-like vortices and their impacts on the core structure of hurricanes. Part II: Moist experiments

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-122

  Kwon, Young C ^a   Frank, William M ^b  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; RAIN; SHEAR FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINIC EDDY; BAROTROPIC ENERGY CONVERSION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HURRICANES; RAIN; SHEAR FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; EDDY; EXPERIMENT; HURRICANE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VORTEX; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 38849180950     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2132.1     Document Type: Article

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