Increased sensitivity of tropical cyclogenesis to wind shear in higher SST environments

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Nolan, David S ^a   Rappin, Eric D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TROPICS; VORTEX FLOW;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; CYCLOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; MEAN WINDS; OPPOSITE TREND; RADIATIVE-CONVECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM; SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STATIC STABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX STRENGTH; WIND SHEAR;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CYCLOGENESIS; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 53749102980     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034147     Document Type: Article

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