Variability and predictability of a three-dimensional hurricane in statistical equilibrium

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1806-1820

  Brown, Bonnie R ^a   Hakim, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; INTERNAL VARIABILITY; REPLACEMENT CYCLES; STATISTICAL EQUILIBRIUM; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES;

INVERSE PROBLEMS; STORMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HURRICANE EFFECTS;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; HURRICANE; INVERSE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STORM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TIMESCALE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84877644081     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0112.1     Document Type: Article

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