Environmental control of tropical cyclone intensity

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 843-858

  Emanuel, Kerry ^a   DesAutels, Christopher ^a   Holloway, Christopher ^a   Korty, Robert ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BATHYMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

STORM INTENSITY; THERMAL STRUCTURES; WIND SHEAR;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CYCLOGENESIS; STORM; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 2042515875     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0843:ECOTCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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