Role of cumulus congestus in tropical cyclone formation in a high-resolution numerical model simulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1681-1700

  Wang, Zhuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; NATURAL CONVECTION; TROPOSPHERE;

CONVECTIVE HEATING; CYCLONIC CIRCULATION; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL MODELS; MOISTURE PRECONDITIONING; NEAR-SURFACE CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRECIPITATION RATES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUMULUS; CYCLOGENESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; VORTICITY; WATER VAPOR; WAVE GENERATION;

EID: 84896773101     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0257.1     Document Type: Article

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