How much tropical cyclone intensification can result from the energy released inside of a convective burst?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Kelley, Owen A ^a,b   Halverson, Jeffrey B ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FRICTION; HURRICANES; KINETIC ENERGY; LATENT HEAT; RAIN; STORMS; TROPICS;

CONVECTIVE CELL; ENTHALPY FLUXES; EYEWALL; FRICTIONAL LOSS; MODELING STUDIES; OCEAN SURFACES; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; SURFACE WINDS; TANGENTIAL WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION SATELLITES; WIND ANALYSIS;

RAIN GAGES;

AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ENERGY FLUX; ENTHALPY; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RADAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WIND; TRMM; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 80055031734     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015954     Document Type: Article

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