The dynamics of eye formation and maintenance in axisymmetric diabatic vortices

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3601-3620

  Wirth, Volkmar ^a   Dunkerton, Timothy J ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; CONTINUOUS TRANSITIONS; DIABATIC; DIABATIC FORCING; EKMAN PUMPING; EQUILIBRIUM TEMPERATURES; HURRICANE-LIKE VORTICES; KEY ELEMENTS; MOIST CONVECTION; NONDIMENSIONALIZATION; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; SPIN-UP; TEMPERATURE RELAXATION; THERMAL RELAXATION RATES; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; VERTICAL WIND;

DRAG; HURRICANES; MAINTENANCE; PUMPS;

VORTEX FLOW;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DRAG COEFFICIENT; EKMAN PUMPING; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; UPWELLING; VORTICITY;

EID: 77952475234     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3031.1     Document Type: Article

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