A Statistical Study on Rain Characteristics of Tropical Cyclones Using TRMM Satellite Data

Authors :: Yukari N. Takayabu
Chie Yokoyama
Source :: Monthly Weather Review. 136:3848-3862
Publication Year :: 2008
Publisher :: American Meteorological Society, 2008.
Abstract: Three-dimensional rain characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs) are statistically quantified, using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) data from December 1997 to December 2003. Tropical cyclones are classified into four maximum intensity classes (

Subjects :: Maximum intensity
Atmospheric Science
Climatology
Satellite data
Convective cloud
Environmental science
Madden–Julian oscillation
Tropical rainfall
Tropical cyclone
Atmospheric sciences
Composite analysis

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