Characterization of thermal structure and conditions for overshooting of tropical and extratropical cyclones with GPS radio occultation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5181-5193

  Biondi, R ^a   Steiner, A K ^a   Kirchengast, G ^a   Rieckh, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GPS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM TRACK; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPOPAUSE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84929190144     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-5181-2015     Document Type: Article

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