Clouds and precipitation in tropical cyclones

International Geophysics

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-327

  Houze, Robert A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Convective burst; Cyclogenesis; Eye; Eyewall; Eyewall replacement; Hurricane; Rainband; Secondary circulation; Secondary eyewall; Spiral rainband; Tropical; Tropical cyclone; Typhoon; Vortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903936887     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374266-7.00010-X     Document Type: Chapter

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