Analysis of African easterly wave structures and their role in influencing tropical cyclogenesis

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1399-1419

  Hopsch, Susanna B ^a   Thorncroft, Chris D ^a   Tyle, Kevin R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric; Cyclogenesis cyclolysis; Tropical cyclones; Waves

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN EASTERLY WAVES; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; CORE STRUCTURE; CYCLOGENESIS/CYCLOLYSIS; DRY AIR; ECMWF RE-ANALYSIS; LOW LEVEL; OCEAN CONVECTION; SPIN-UP; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONES; WEST COAST;

COASTAL ZONES; HURRICANES; OCEANOGRAPHY; STORMS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CYCLOGENESIS; EASTERLY WAVE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GUINEA;

EID: 74549166111     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2760.1     Document Type: Article

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