The genesis of tropical cyclone Nargis (2008): Environmental modulation and numerical predictability

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 497-519

  Yanase, Wataru ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroshi ^b   Satoh, Masaki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE OSCILLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE NARGIS 2008; DATA SET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STORM DAMAGE; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY; WESTERLY; WIND VELOCITY;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 77954928410     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2010-314     Document Type: Article

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