Tropical cyclones, global climate change and the role of Quaternary studies

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 468-473

  Nott, Jonathan ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Holocene; Palaeotempestology; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EL NINO; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HOLOCENE; LA NINA; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 79959622433     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1524     Document Type: Article

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