Water Budget and Precipitation Efficiency of Typhoon Morakot (2009)

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 112-129

  Huang, Hsiao Ling ^a   Yang, Ming Jen ^a   Sui, Chung Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud resolving models; Orographic effects; Precipitation; Tropical cyclones; Water budget

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER BUDGET;

BUDGET CONTROL; HURRICANES; LANDFORMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VAPORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON; WATER BUDGET;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84891646677     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-053.1     Document Type: Article

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