Influence of cloud-radiative forcing on tropical cyclone structure

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1644-1662

  Bu, Yizhe Peggy ^a   Fovell, Robert G ^a   Corbosiero, Kristen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; STORMS; TOOLS; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; CONVECTIVE HEATING; MICROPHYSICS PARAMETERIZATION; OPERATIONAL MODEL; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTING; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLEAR SKY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LONGWAVE RADIATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND FIELD;

EID: 84899768573     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0265.1     Document Type: Article

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