Atypical thermodynamic profiles in Hurricanes

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 631-643

  Barnes, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MOISTURE;

DROPWINDSONDES; ENTRAINMENT MIXING; EYEWALL;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE; CLOUD; GPS; HURRICANE EVENT; HURRICANE MITCH 1998; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RAINBAND; RESIDENCE TIME; THERMODYNAMICS; VORTEX; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 44449084824     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007MWR2033.1     Document Type: Article

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