Thermodynamic control of hurricane intensity

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6754, 1999, Pages 665-669

  Emanuel, Kerry A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HURRICANE; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FORECASTING; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHER;

EID: 0033554673     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/44326     Document Type: Article

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