The development and evolution of two atmospheric rivers in proximity to western north pacific tropical cyclones in october 2010

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4234-4255

  Cordeira, Jason M ^a   Martin Ralph, F ^b   Moore, Benjamin J ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; RAIN; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC; INTEGRATED WATER VAPORS; MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

WATER VAPOR;

ANTICYCLONE; DIABATIC PROCESS; FRONTOGENESIS; JET STREAM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; ZONAL WIND;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896922003     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00019.1     Document Type: Article

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