The impact of tropical remnants on extratropical cyclogenesis: Case study of Hurricanes Danielle and Earl (1998)

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1933-1951

  McTaggart Cowan, R ^a   Gyakum, J R ^a   Yau, M K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ET); TROPICAL CYCLONES;

BAROMETERS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HURRICANES; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BAROCLINIC MODE; CYCLOGENESIS; HURRICANE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 4444380588     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2004)132<1933:TIOTRO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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