Some dynamical aspects of tropical cyclone concentric eyewalls

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 134, Issue 632, 2008, Pages 583-593

  Rozoff, Christopher M ^a   Schubert, Wayne H ^b   Kossin, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyewall replacement cycle; Hurricane; Moat

Indexed keywords

SOLUTIONS; STORMS; SUBSIDENCE; TROPICS;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; DIABATIC HEATING; DO-MAINS; EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE; MOAT; MODEL SOLUTIONS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; REPLACEMENT CYCLES; TROPICAL CYCLONES; VORTEX MODELS;

HEATING;

DIABATIC PROCESS; HURRICANE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

EID: 55349102374     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.237     Document Type: Article

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