The unusual track and rapid intensification of cyclone Nargis in 2008 under a characteristic environmental flow over the Bay of Bengal

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-453

  Yamada, Hiroyuki ^a   Moteki, Qoosaku ^a   Yoshizaki, Masanori ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE NARGIS 2008; DATA SET; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE DATA; STORM TRACK; WIND VELOCITY;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN; MYANMAR;

EID: 77954943213     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2010-311     Document Type: Article

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