Size of tropical cyclones as inferred from ERS-1 and ERS-2 data

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2992-3001

  Liu, K S ^a   Chan, Johnny C L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; REMOTE SENSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033502419     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<2992:SOTCAI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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