Seasonal variability of cyclone heat potential in the Bay of Bengal

Natural Hazards

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-209

  Sadhuram, Y ^a   Rao, B P ^a   Rao, D P ^a   Shastri, P N M ^a   Subrahmanyam, M V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Cyclone heat potential (CHP); Cyclones monsoon depressions; Gyres; Post south west monsoon; Southwest monsoon; SST

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; GYRE; HEAT BALANCE; MONSOON; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 2942679027     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NHAZ.0000031313.43492.a8     Document Type: Article

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