Size and strength of tropical cyclones as inferred from QuikSCAT data

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 811-824

  Chan, Kelvin T F ^a   Chan, Johnny C L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; HIGH STRENGTH; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; LARGE SIZES; MEAN SIZE; NORTH ATLANTIC; QUIKSCAT; SCATTEROMETERS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUBTROPICAL RIDGE; TANGENTIAL WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC; WIND STRENGTH;

CLIMATOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

HURRICANES;

ANNUAL VARIATION; AZIMUTH; CLIMATOLOGY; EL NINO; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; QUIKSCAT; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURFACE WIND; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84857954794     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-10-05062.1     Document Type: Article

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