High-resolution simulation of the electrification and lightning of Hurricane Rita during the period of rapid intensification

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 477-494

  Fierro, Alexandre O ^a   Reisner, Jon M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Hurricanes; Large eddy simulations; Lightning; Numerical analysis modeling; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL FLOW; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; EYEWALL; FLASH RATE; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; HIGH FIDELITY; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HURRICANE RITA; LARGE EDDY; LATENT HEAT RELEASE; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; MINIMUM SURFACES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS/MODELING; PROPAGATION SPEED; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL MOTIONS;

DOPPLER RADAR; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HURRICANES; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LATENT HEAT; STORMS; TROPICS; WATER VAPOR;

LIGHTNING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DOPPLER RADAR; HURRICANE RITA 2005; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LIGHTNING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE PRESSURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 79955019849     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3659.1     Document Type: Article

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