Convectively generated potential vorticity in rainbands and formation of the secondary eyewall in Hurricane Rita of 2005

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3581-3599

  Judt, Falko ^a   Chen, Shuyi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Convective scale processes; Hurricanes; Potential vorticity; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS; CONCENTRIC RINGS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESSES; CORE REGION; DYNAMICAL PROCESS; EYEWALL; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; HURRICANE RITA; INNER CORE; INTENSITY CHANGE; INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; KATRINA; KEY FACTORS; MODEL OUTPUTS; OBSERVATION PERIOD; ON DYNAMICS; OPERATIONAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PV GENERATION; RADIAL PROPAGATION; RAINBANDS; REAL TIME; REPLACEMENT CYCLES; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

FORECASTING; OCEAN CURRENTS; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; STORMS; TROPICS; VORTICITY;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HURRICANE RITA 2005; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINBAND; ROSSBY WAVE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 78649460671     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3471.1     Document Type: Article

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