On the existence of the logarithmic surface layer in the inner core of hurricanes

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 140, Issue 678, 2014, Pages 72-81

  Smith, Roger K ^a   Montgomery, Michael T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricanes; Logarithmic layer; Spin up; Surface layer; Tropical cyclones; Typhoons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927567999     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2121     Document Type: Article

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