The influence of sea-surface temperatures on Eastern North Pacific tropical cyclone activity

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 257-264

  Ralph, Trisha U ^a   Gough, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; CYCLOGENESIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 62249092433     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0004-x     Document Type: Article

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