Predictability and dynamics of a nonintensifying tropical storm: Erika (2009)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2505-2524

  Munsell, Erin B ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^a   Stern, Daniel P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VORTICITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRY-AIR INTRUSIONS; ENSEMBLE MEMBERS; LEAD TIME; STORM CENTER; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL STORMS;

FORECASTING; HURRICANES;

STORMS;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883774278     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0243.1     Document Type: Article

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