Mesoscale cyclogenesis over the Western North Pacific Ocean during TPARC

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Davis, Christopher A ^a   Jones, Sarah C ^b   Anwender, Doris ^b   Badey, Janina ^b   Scheck, Leonhard ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mesoscale cyclone; Moist convection; T PARC; Tropical cyclone; Vertical shear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; CYCLOGENESIS; DIABATIC PROCESS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SURFACE WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR;

JAPAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 84882616833     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v65i0.18621     Document Type: Article

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