Large-eddy simulation of an idealized tropical cyclone

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1783-1788

  Rotunno, R ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Wang, W ^a   Davis, C ^a   Dudhia, J ^a   Holland, G J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; HORIZONTAL GRID; SEA SURFACES; SUBGRID SCALE; THERMODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC FIELDS; THERMODYNAMIC STATE; TIME CONSTANTS; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TURBULENT EDDY; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; HURRICANES; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STORMS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 75249104611     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009BAMS2884.1     Document Type: Article

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