Tropical cyclone activity in global warming scenario

Natural Hazards

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 771-786

  Deo, A A ^a   Ganer, D W ^a   Nair, G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclogenesis; Global warming; Intense cyclones; Trends; Tropical storms

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CYCLOGENESIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 80053573172     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9794-8     Document Type: Article

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