An eddy kinetic energy view of physical and dynamical processes in distinct forecast scenarios for the extratropical transition of two tropical cyclones

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2751-2771

  Keller, Julia H ^a,c   Jones, Sarah C ^a,c   Harr, Patrick A ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; FORECASTING; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; STORMS;

DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS; DOWNSTREAM REGION; EDDY KINETIC ENERGY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES; EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION; FUZZY CLUSTERING ANALYSIS;

HURRICANES;

ATMOSPHERIC SINK; BAROCLINIC WAVE; EDDY; ENERGY BUDGET; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; HURRICANE EVENT; KINETIC ENERGY; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84905715415     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00219.1     Document Type: Article

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