Toward increased utilization of historical hurricane chronologies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Scheitlin, K N ^a   Elsner, James B ^a   Malmstadt, J C ^a   Hodges, R E ^a   Jagger, T H ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; STORMS; TROPICS;

CYCLONE TRACKS; EVENT LOCATION; EVENT TIMING; LONG-TERM VARIATIONS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY;

HURRICANES;

CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATOLOGY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HURRICANE; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

EID: 76849086586     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012424     Document Type: Article

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