Perspectives on the linkage between typhoon activity and global warming from recent research advances in paleotempestology

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2907-2922

  Fan, DaiDu ^a,c   Liu, Kam Biu ^b  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Disaster; Global warming; Paleotempestology; Proxy; Return period; Storm deposit; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 52949141862     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0341-2     Document Type: Review

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