Dynamical and physical processes leading to tropical cyclone intensification under upper-level trough forcing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2547-2565

  Leroux, Marie Dominique ^a   Plu, Matthieu ^a   Barbary, David ^a   Roux, Frank ^b   Arbogast, Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RAPID INTENSIFICATION; REPLACEMENT CYCLES; UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH; VERTICAL DIMENSIONS; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; VORTEX INTERACTIONS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HURRICANES;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WAVE BREAKING; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84883813861     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0293.1     Document Type: Article

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