Climatology of landfalling tropical cyclones in Bangladesh 1877-2003

Natural Hazards

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-135

  Islam, Tanveerul ^a   Peterson, Richard E ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh coast; Bay of Bengal; Climatology; Landfall; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; GIS; HISTORICAL RECORD; MONSOON; STORM TRACK; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57749174303     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9252-4     Document Type: Article

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