On the changes in the number and intensity of North Atlantic tropical cyclones

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1387-1402

  Briggs, William M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAYESIAN STATISTICAL MODELS; STORM INTENSITY; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HURRICANE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 44349173744     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JCLI1871.1     Document Type: Article

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