Understanding and forecasting tropical cyclone intensity change with the Typhoon Intensity Prediction Scheme (TIPS)

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 826-846

  Fitzpatrick, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000722971     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0434(1997)012<0826:UAFTCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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