Loss of life in the United States associated with recent atlantic tropical cyclones

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2065-2073

  Rappaport, Edward N ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000950203     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(2000)081<2065:LOLITU>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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