Hurricanes and global warming - Potential linkages and consequences

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 623-628

  Anthes, Richard A ^a   Corell, Robert W ^b   Holland, Greg ^c   Hurrell, James W ^c   MacCracken, Michael C ^d   Trenberth, Kevin E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b American Meteorological Society   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Climate Institute   (United States)

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EID: 33744516671     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-87-5-617     Document Type: Note

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