The ocean's effect on the intensity of tropical cyclones: Results from a simple coupled atmosphere-ocean model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 642-651

  Schade, Lars R ^a   Emanuel, Kerry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

COUPLED ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN MODELS;

HURRICANES;

EID: 0033075532     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0642:TOSEOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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