Atlantic tropical systems of 1994 and 1995: A comparison of a quiet season to a near-record-breaking one

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1106-1123

  Pasch, Richard J ^a   Avila, Lixion A ^a   Jiing, Jiann Gwo ^a  

^a NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CYCLONE; HURRICANE; WAVE;

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; HURRICANE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0031671261     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<1106:ATSOAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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