Potential intensity of tropical cyclones: Comparison of results from radiosonde and reanalysis data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1722-1727

  Free, Melissa ^a   Bister, Marja ^b   Emanuel, Kerry ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HURRICANE EFFECTS; RADIOSONDES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GREENHOUSE WARMING; POTENTIAL INTENSITY (PI); TROPICAL CYCLONES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL WARMING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 2342466737     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1722:PIOTCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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