The 1995 and 1996 North Atlantic hurricane seasons: A return of the tropical-only hurricane

Journal of Climate

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2062-2069

  Kimberlain, Todd B ^a,b   Elsner, James B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

(North); Atlantic; Hurricane; Tropical Meteorology

Indexed keywords

HURRICANE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032461720     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442-11.8.2062     Document Type: Article

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