The genesis of Typhoon Nuri as observed during the Tropical Cyclone Structure 2008 (TCS-08) field experiment - Part 3: Dynamics of low-level spin-up during the genesis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 8795-8812

  Lussier III, L L ^a   Montgomery, M T ^a   Bell, M M ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84906879208     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-8795-2014     Document Type: Article

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