Idealized numerical experiments associated with the intensity and rapid intensification of stationary tropical-cyclone-like vortex and its relation to initial sea-surface temperature and vortex-induced sea-surface cooling

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Wada, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERICS; COOLING; EXPERIMENTS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; OCEAN CURRENTS; STORMS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TROPOSPHERE; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CORE TEMPERATURE; COUPLED MODELS; FILAMENTATION; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; LAYER OCEAN MODEL; MAXIMUM WIND SPEED; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; PERIODIC VARIATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; POWER FUNCTIONS; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; ROSSBY NUMBERS; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SURFACE COOLING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CYCLONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL METHOD; ROSSBY WAVE; SEA SURFACE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 72049113100     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD011993     Document Type: Article

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