Model for severity of hurricanes in Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 120-129

  Chouinard, L E ^a   Liu, Chang ^b   Cooper, C K ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANE; HURRICANES; PREDICTION; SEVERITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORM TRACK;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0030849488     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1997)123:3(120)     Document Type: Article

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