Annual weather summary atlantic hurricane season of 2011

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2577-2596

  Avila, Lixion A ^a   Stewart, Stacy R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC HURRICANE; CENTRAL AMERICA; EASTERN CANADA; FORECAST ERRORS; MEAN INTENSITY; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; TROPICAL STORMS;

FORECASTING; STORMS;

HURRICANES;

ERROR ANALYSIS; HURRICANE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BAHAMAS; CANADA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881289861     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-12-00230.1     Document Type: Article

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