Evaluation of an analytical model for the maximum intensity of tropical cyclones

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3042-3060

  Bryan, George H ^a   Rotunno, Richard ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; ANALYTIC THEORY; ANALYTICAL MODEL; AXISYMMETRIC; AXISYMMETRIC MODELS; DYNAMICAL COMPONENTS; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HORIZONTAL GRADIENTS; HYDROSTATIC BALANCE; MODEL MAXIMUM; MODEL OUTPUTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN SURFACES; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; RADIAL TURBULENCE; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; THREE COMPONENT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UNDERLYING COMPONENTS; UPPER BOUND; UPPER LIMITS;

HURRICANES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OCEANOGRAPHY; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 73549094728     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3038.1     Document Type: Article

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