Validating atmospheric reanalysis data using tropical cyclones as thermometers

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1089-1096

  Kossin, James P ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; STORMS; THERMOMETERS; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC REANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC REANALYSIS DATA; CLOUD-TOP TEMPERATURES; DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTIONS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; UPPER LEVEL TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84937050836     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: 15200477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00180.1     Document Type: Article

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