Characterization of rainfall distribution and flooding associated with U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones: Analyses of Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne (2004)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 23, 2011, Pages

  Villarini, Gabriele ^a,b   Smith, James A ^a   Baeck, Mary Lynn ^a   Marchok, Timothy ^c   Vecchi, Gabriel A ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; TROPICS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EYEWALL; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LANDFALLING TROPICAL CYCLONES; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL FIELDS; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

RAIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLOODING; HURRICANE FRANCES 2004; HURRICANE IVAN 2004; HURRICANE JEANNE 2004; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84055221794     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016175     Document Type: Article

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