Multiscale observations of hurricane dennis (2005): The effects of hot towers on rapid intensification

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 633-654

  Guimond, Stephen R ^a   Heymsfield, Gerald M ^b   Turk, F Joseph ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNITS; AIRBORNE RADIOMETERS; AXISYMMETRIC; AXISYMMETRIZATION; CORE STRUCTURE; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; DEEP LAYER; HOT TOWERS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INERTIAL STABILITY; LARGE SHIFTS; MULTISCALE EXAMINATION; MULTISCALES; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; TROPICAL CLOUDS; ULTRA-HIGH;

DOPPLER RADAR; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; NASA; REMOTE SENSING; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

TOWERS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; DOPPLER RADAR; FOURIER TRANSFORM; HURRICANE DENNIS 2005; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; UPDRAFT; VORTEX FLOW; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77953270767     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3119.1     Document Type: Article

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