On the structure and stability of the hurricane eyewall

Chanh Kieu; Quan Wang; Shouhong Wang

doi:10.1080/16000870.2018.1487218

On the structure and stability of the hurricane eyewall

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Volume 70 (2018): Issue 1

By: Chanh Kieu, Quan Wang and Shouhong Wang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2018.1487218 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Feb 3, 2018

Accepted on: May 24, 2018

Published on: Jan 1, 2018

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

vortex dynamics,

stability analysis,

energy method,

hurricane intensity equilibrium,

tropical cyclones

© 2018 Chanh Kieu, Quan Wang, Shouhong Wang, published by Stockholm University Press
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