On the influences of vertical wind shear on symmetric tropical cyclone structure derived from AMSU

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2503-2510

  Knaff, John A ^a   Seseske, Stacey A ^b   DeMaria, Mark ^c   Demuth, Julie L ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; VORTEX FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

CYCLONE STRUCTURES; MESOSCALE MODELING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WIND SHEAR;

STORMS;

MICROWAVE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 7744236063     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2004)132<2503:OTIOVW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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