Shape measures of rain shields as indicators of changing environmental conditions in a landfalling tropical storm

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-271

  Matyas, Corene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Landfall; Radar; Rainfall; Shape metrics; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HURRICANES; RADAR; STORMS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TROPICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION; LANDFALL; LANDFALLING TROPICAL CYCLONES; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SHAPE METRICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GIS; LAND SURFACE; MOUNTAIN REGION; RADAR; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND FORCING; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 47049116601     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.70     Document Type: Article

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