Initial development and genesis of hurricane dolly (2008)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 655-672

  Fang, Juan ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; HURRICANES; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD RESOLVING SIMULATIONS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INITIAL DEVELOPMENT; MOIST CONVECTION; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SPECTRAL DECOMPOSITION; STRETCHING EFFECT; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; HURRICANE; SIMULATION; STORM; THERMODYNAMICS; VORTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77953327395     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3115.1     Document Type: Article

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