Rainfall asymmetries of tropical cyclones prior to, during, and after making landfall in South China and Southeast United States

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-26

  Xu, Weixin ^a   Jiang, Haiyan ^b   Kang, Xianbiao ^c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Landfalling tropical cyclone; TC motion effect; TC rainfall asymmetry; Tropical cyclone rainfall; Vertical wind shear effect

Indexed keywords

LANDFALLING TROPICAL CYCLONES; MOTION EFFECT; RAINFALL ASYMMETRY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

HURRICANES; OCEANOGRAPHY; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SOIL MOISTURE;

SHEAR FLOW;

COASTAL ZONE; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892524760     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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