Some aspects of hurricane inner-core dynamics and energetics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1014-1026

  Emanuel, Kerry A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANE; STORM; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0031474703     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1014:SAOHIC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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