Revisiting the maximum intensity of recurving tropical cyclones

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 827-837

  Knaff, John A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Hurricane; Intensity; Recurvature; Southern hemisphere; Tropical cyclone; Typhoon; Western North Pacific

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC; INTENSITY; RECURVATURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

ATMOSPHERICS; HURRICANES; STORMS;

TROPICS;

HURRICANE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TYPHOON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 67649964408     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1746     Document Type: Article

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