Intensity of prehistoric tropical cyclones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Nott, Jonathan F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cairns; Cyclone deposits; Paleotempestology; Prehistoric tropical cyclones; Quaternary storms; Queensland

Indexed keywords

PALEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAIRNS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0345830675     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002726     Document Type: Article

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