Tropical cyclones in the SW Indian Ocean. Part 2: Structure and impacts at the event scale

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 163-178

  Chang Seng, Denis S ^a   Jury, Mark R ^b,c  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; JET STREAM; MONSOON; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUIKSCAT; SEASONALITY; STORM SURGE; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 77953120558     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-010-0059-y     Document Type: Article

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