A modeling study of orographic convection and mountain waves in the landfalling typhoon Nari (2001)

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 663, 2012, Pages 419-438

  Tang, Xiao Dong ^a   Yang, Ming Jen ^b   Tan, Zhe Min ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Eyewall; Orographic rainfall; Precipitation microphysics; Typhoon rain band

Indexed keywords

CLOUD WATER; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL SIMULATIONS; CONVECTIVE CELL; EYEWALL; IN-PHASE; LANDFALLING; LONG LASTING; MODELING STUDIES; MOUNTAIN RANGES; MOUNTAIN WAVE; OROGRAPHIC CONVECTION; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT; RAIN SHADOW; REDUCTION EFFECTS; SNOW PARTICLES; THREE PHASIS; VERTICAL MOTIONS;

CELLS; CLOUDS; COALESCENCE; CYTOLOGY; HURRICANES; LANDFORMS;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BREAKING WAVE; CLOUD WATER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOUNTAIN; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; TYPHOON;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84855600858     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.933     Document Type: Article

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