Dynamical and precipitation structures of poleward-moving tropical cyclones in eastern Canada, 1979-2005

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 836-851

  Milrad, Shawn M ^a   Atallah, Eyad H ^a   Gyakum, John R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL STRUCTURE; EAST COAST; EXTREME RAINFALL; GREAT LAKES; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; MIDLATITUDES; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTH ATLANTIC; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION STRUCTURE; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC; REANALYSIS; STORM CENTER; STRONG WINDS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

HURRICANES; TROPICS; VORTICITY;

STORMS;

POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND FORCING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 68249158195     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2578.1     Document Type: Article

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