Open AccessThe Importance of Three Physical Processes in a Minimal Three-Dimensional Tropical Cyclone Model
Author(s) -
Hongyan Zhu,
Roger K. Smith
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the atmospheric sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.853
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1520-0469
pISSN - 0022-4928
DOI - 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<1825:tiotpp>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - troposphere , convection , eye , atmospheric sciences , free convective layer , tropical cyclone , vortex , buoyancy , lapse rate , boundary layer , environmental science , potential temperature , rainband , convective available potential energy , mass flux , convective instability , atmospheric convection , mechanics , geology , climatology , physics