Effects of vertical wind shear on the predictability of tropical cyclones

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 975-983

  Zhang, Fuqing ^a   Tao, Dandan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricanes; Nonlinear dynamics

Indexed keywords

CLOUD-RESOLVING SIMULATION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTENSITY FORECASTS; PRECESSION PROCESS; RANDOM PERTURBATIONS; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

DYNAMICS; HURRICANES; RANDOM PROCESSES; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

SHEAR FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HURRICANE; PREDICTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND FORCING; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84874905605     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0133.1     Document Type: Article

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