Atlantic sea surface temperatures and tropical cyclone formation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 578-590

  Shapiro, Lloyd J ^a,b   Goldenberg, Stanley B ^a  

^a NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CYCLONE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0031821987     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0578:ASSTAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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