The extratropical transition of tropical cyclone Edisoana (1990)

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2772-2793

  Griffin, Kyle S ^a   Bosart, Lance F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; COASTAL ZONES; MERGING; STORMS;

BAROCLINIC FORCING; DIABATIC HEATING; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION; POSITIVE POTENTIAL; SUBTROPICAL RIDGE; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

HURRICANES;

BAROCLINIC MODE; CLIMATOLOGY; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; JET STREAM; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 84905695845     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00282.1     Document Type: Article

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