The role of anomalous soil moisture on the inland reintensification of Tropical Storm Erin (2007)

Natural Hazards

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1573-1600

  Kellner, Olivia ^a   Niyogi, Dev ^a   Lei, Ming ^a   Kumar, Anil ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Land surface processes; Landfalling cyclones; Soil moisture; Storm intensity; Storm reintensification; Tropical Storm Erin

Indexed keywords

LAND SURFACE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

OKLAHOMA [OKLAHOMA (STT)]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864383709     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9966-6     Document Type: Article

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