Bimodal distribution of tropical cyclogenesis in the Caribbean: Characteristics and environmental factors

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2897-2905

  Inoue, Masamichi ^a   Handoh, Itsuki C ^a   Bigg, Grant R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARINE APPLICATIONS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

SEA SURFACE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; CYCLOGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0037109250     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<2897:BDOTCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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