Genesis of Typhoon Chanchu (2006) from a westerly wind burst associated with the MJO. Part II: Roles of deep convection in tropical transition

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1377-1396

  Hogsett, Wallace ^a   Zhang, Da Lin ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD-RESOLVING SIMULATION; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE VORTICES; CYCLONIC VORTICITY; DEEP CONVECTION; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MIDTROPOSPHERE; SHAPE CHANGE; SHEARED FLOW; SQUALL LINES; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; SURFACE-BASED; TROPICAL TRANSITION; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; WESTERLY WIND BURSTS;

HURRICANES; LAKES; STORMS; VORTICITY; WIND STRESS;

VORTEX FLOW;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CYCLONE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SQUALL LINE; TROPOSPHERE; TYPHOON; WESTERLY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 78651092744     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3512.1     Document Type: Article

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