MJO and tropical cyclogenesis in the gulf of Mexico and Eastern Pacific: Case study and idealized numerical modeling

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2691-2704

  Aiyyer, Anantha ^a   Molinari, John ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; STORMS; VORTICITY;

EASTERN PACIFIC; GULF OF MEXICO; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS;

WIND POWER;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CYCLOGENESIS; EASTERLY WAVE; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; KINETIC ENERGY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 51749092833     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2348.1     Document Type: Article

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