Observed characteristics of tropical cyclone vertical wind profiles

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-86

  Giammanco, Ian M ^a   Schroeder, John L ^a   Powell, Mark D ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS dropwindsonde; Low level jets; Profiles; Radar; Tropical cyclones; Velocity azimuth display; Wind

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOPPLER RADAR; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; RADAR; STORMS; TROPICS; WIND;

GPS DROPWINDSONDE; LOW LEVEL JET; PROFILES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VELOCITY-AZIMUTH DISPLAY;

HURRICANES;

EID: 84856079527     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2012.15.1.065     Document Type: Article

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