Observational tests of hurricane intensity estimations using GPS radio occultations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1936-1948

  Vergados, Panagiotis ^a   Johnny Luo, Zhengzhao ^b   Emanuel, Kerry ^c   Mannucci, Anthony J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; NASA; RADIO; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; HURRICANE INTENSITY; NATURAL HAZARD; OCEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE; RADIO OCCULTATIONS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

HURRICANES;

DATA SET; GPS; HURRICANE; NATURAL HAZARD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OUTFLOW; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 84896994348     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020934     Document Type: Article

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