A numerical study of the impacts of dry air on tropical cyclone formation: A development case and a nondevelopment case

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-111

  Fritz, Cody ^a   Wang, Zhuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; DRY-AIR INTRUSIONS; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL SIMULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRAJECTORIES; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS; WATER BUDGET ANALYSIS;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BUDGET CONTROL; HURRICANES; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODELS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTRAINMENT; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER BUDGET; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84874842705     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-018.1     Document Type: Article

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