The effect of vertical shear orientation on tropical cyclogenesis

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 665, 2012, Pages 1035-1054

  Rappin, Eric D ^a   Nolan, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Genesis; Radiative convective equilibrium; Tropical cyclones; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

DRY AIR; ENTHALPY FLUXES; GENESIS; MESOSCALE; RADIATIVE-CONVECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; SHOWERHEAD; SURFACE WIND ANOMALIES; SURFACE WINDS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL SHEAR; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; VORTEX SURFACES; VORTEX TILT; WIND SHEARS;

THERMODYNAMICS; VORTEX FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLOGENESIS; ENTHALPY; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX FLOW; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84861464574     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.977     Document Type: Article

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