Vertical structure of tropical cyclones with concentric eyewalls as seen by the TRMM precipitation radar

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1021-1036

  Hence, Deanna A ^a   Houze, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Convective scale processes; Mesoscale systems; Radars Radar observations; Satellite observations; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE-SCALE PROCESS; EYEWALL; MESO-SCALE SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAINBANDS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RADAR; SATELLITE DATA; TRMM; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 84858225022     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0119.1     Document Type: Article

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