The Dynamics of Tropical Cyclones

Abstract

The broad objectives of this research effort are to better understand the mechanisms that determine tropical cyclone motion, structure, and intensity change and to apply the new knowledge to improving tropical cyclone forecasts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA629939

Entities

People

  • Roger K. Smith

Organizations

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetry
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Cyclones
  • Dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Flux
  • High Resolution
  • Hurricanes
  • Intensity
  • Layers
  • Physics
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Storms
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tropical Cyclones

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).