Thermodynamic environments of deep convection in atlantic tropical disturbances

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1912-1928

  Davis, Christopher A ^a   Ahijevych, David A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; CYCLONIC CIRCULATION; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS; TROPICAL DISTURBANCES; WATER VAPOR CONTENTS;

BUOYANCY; TROPOSPHERE;

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CYCLOGENESIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84881266041     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0278.1     Document Type: Article

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