A dynamically-based method for forecasting tropical cyclogenesis location in the Atlantic sector using global model products

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Zhuo ^a   Montgomery, Michael T ^a   Dunkerton, Timothy J ^a,b,c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c NorrhWest Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SURFACES; DRY AIRS; FLIGHT PLANNING; GLOBAL MODELS; MOIST AIRS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS; PROPAGATION SPEED; REAL-TIME FORECASTS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; MARSUPIAL THEORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

MOISTURE; LOCATION; TROPICS;

TROPICS; FORECASTING;

CYCLOGENESIS; FORECASTING METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; REAL TIME; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROUGH;

ATLANTIC SECTOR; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

METATHERIA;

EID: 65249130678     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035586     Document Type: Article

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