Structure and evolution of intense Tropical Cyclone Dina near La Réunion on 22 January 2002: GB-EVTD analysis of single doppler radar observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1501-1518

  Roux, Frank ^a   Chane Ming, Fabrice ^b   Lasserre Bigorry, Antoine ^c   Nuissier, Olivier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c Cellule de Recherches Cyclones   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; STORMS; WIND;

CYCLONIC WINDS; RADIAL WINDS; TANGENTIAL WINDS; TOPOGRAPHY;

DOPPLER RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DOPPLER RADAR; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND VELOCITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 8644263167     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2004)021<1501:SAEOIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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