On the size distribution of Atlantic tropical cyclones

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Dean, L ^a,c   Emanuel, K A ^b   Chavas, D R ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORIOLIS PARAMETER; LOG-NORMAL; STORM STRUCTURE; STORM WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE; UPPER BOUND;

HURRICANES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS;

STORMS;

CORIOLIS FORCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 70349587127     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039051     Document Type: Article

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