Low Richardson number in the tropical cyclone outflow layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3164-3179

  Molinari, John ^a   Duran, Patrick ^a   Vollaro, David ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud radiative effects; Mesoscale processes; Tropical cyclones; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; STABILITY; TURBULENCE;

BULK RICHARDSON NUMBER; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; MESOSCALE PROCESS; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SHARP TRANSITION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; HUMIDITY; HURRICANE IVAN 2004; MESOSCALE MOTION; OUTFLOW; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RICHARDSON NUMBER; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84906748303     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0005.1     Document Type: Article

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