A probabilistic analysis of the dynamics and predictability of tropical cyclogenesis

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3440-3459

  Sippel, Jason A ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; GULF OF MEXICO; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HURRICANE SEASONS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LOW RESOLUTIONS; MESOSCALE MODELS; MOIST CONVECTIONS; PARAMETERIZED; PRIMARY SOURCES; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSES; STATISTICAL CORRELATIONS; SURFACE HEATS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONES; TROPICAL DISTURBANCES;

TROPICS;

CYCLOGENESIS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HURRICANE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PROBABILITY; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 58049120795     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2597.1     Document Type: Article

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