Mapping of near-surface winds in hurricane rita using finescale radar, anemometer, and land-use data

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4337-4349

  Kosiba, Karen A ^a   Wurman, Joshua ^a   Robinson, Paul ^a   Masters, Forrest J ^b  

^a Center for Severe Weather Research Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; LAND USE; RADAR; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES; WIND;

ABOVE GROUND LEVEL; COASTAL MONITORING; HURRICANE BOUNDARY LAYERS; LAND-USE MAPPINGS; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; ROUGHNESS LENGTH; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MAP; WEATHER STATIONS;

HURRICANES;

ANEMOMETER; DOPPLER RADAR; HURRICANE RITA 2005; LAND USE; MAPPING; WEATHER STATION; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

PORT ARTHUR; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896925484     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-12-00350.1     Document Type: Article

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