Objective classification of Atlantic hurricanes

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2880-2889

  Elsner, J B ^a   Lehmiller, G S ^a   Kimberlain, T B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HURRICANE; HURRICANES; OBJECTIVITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0030427957     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2880:OCOAH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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