The role of moist processes in the intrinsic predictability of indian ocean cyclones

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 8032-8048

  Taraphdar, S ^a   Mukhopadhyay, P ^b   Leung, L Ruby ^a   Zhang, Fuqing ^c   Abhilash, S ^b   Goswami, B N ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; PERTURBATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84925431198     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021265     Document Type: Article

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