Kinematics of the secondary eyewall observed in Hurricane Rita (2005)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1620-1636

  Didlake, Anthony C ^a   Houze, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricanes; Kinematics; Radars Radar observations; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE DOPPLER RADAR; AXISYMMETRIC; CONVECTIVE CELL; EYEWALL; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; HURRICANE RITA; PERTURBATION MOTION; RADAR ECHOES; RADIAL LOCATIONS; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; TANGENTIAL WIND; THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL VORTICITY; VORTICITY FIELD;

DOPPLER RADAR; HURRICANES; KINEMATICS; REFLECTION; STORMS; TOWERS;

VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; HURRICANE RITA 2005; INFLOW; KINEMATICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UPDRAFT; VORTICITY; WIND;

EID: 80051820790     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3715.1     Document Type: Article

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