Water and energy budgets of hurricanes: Case studies of Ivan and Katrina

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Trenberth, Kevin E ^a   Davis, Christopher A ^a   Fasullo, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HURRICANES; MOISTURE; STORMS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ENERGY BUDGET; HURRICANE; HURRICANE IVAN 2004; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE WIND; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 38949128362     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008303     Document Type: Article

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