Angular momentum transports and synoptic flow patterns associated with tropical cyclone size change

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3985-4007

  Chan, Kelvin T F ^a   Chan, Johnny C L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; FLOW PATTERNS; HURRICANES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; STORMS; TROPICS;

ANTICYCLONIC FLOW; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MOMENTUM TRANSPORTS; NORTH ATLANTIC; QUICK SCATTEROMETER (QUIKSCAT); SIZE REDUCTIONS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

TROPOSPHERE;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CLIMATOLOGY; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84888411652     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-12-00204.1     Document Type: Article

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