Orographic enhancement of precipitation inside Hurricane Dean

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 820-831

  Smith, Ronald B ^a   Schafer, P ^a   Kirshbaum, D ^b   Regina, E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Météo France ^*  (Martinique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; HURRICANE; MODIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINBAND; RAINGAUGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TERRAIN;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICA; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 68049085451     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM1057.1     Document Type: Article

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