A spatial filter approach to evaluating the role of convection on the evolution of a mesoscale vortex

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1954-1976

  Creighton, Glenn A ^a   Hart, Robert E ^b   Cunningham, Philip ^c  

^a Offutt Air Force Base   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PDL Solutions (Europe)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; GENESIS SIMULATIONS; MESOSCALE VORTICES; PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION; ROTATIONAL KINETIC ENERGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TROPICAL CYCLOGENESIS;

KINETICS; VORTICITY;

VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CYCLOGENESIS; MESOSCALE MOTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 84881306416     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0186.1     Document Type: Article

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