Observations of the Eyewall Structure of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008) during the Transformation Stage of Extratropical Transition

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3372-3392

  Foerster, Annette M ^a   Bell, Michael M ^b   Harr, Patrick A ^c   Jones, Sarah C ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; HURRICANES; REFLECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOTION VECTORS; EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

RADAR;

EID: 84906875556     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00313.1     Document Type: Review

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