A statistical analysis of tropical cyclone intensity

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1139-1152

  Emanuel, Kerry ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0034074536     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<1139:ASAOTC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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