Aircraft observations of tropical cyclones

Global Perspectives On Tropical Cyclones: From Science To Mitigation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 227-240

  Aberson, Sim D ^a   Cione, Joseph ^a   Wu, Chun Chieh ^b   Bell, Michael M ^c   Halverson, Jeffrey ^d   Fogarty, Chris ^e   Weissmann, Martin ^f  

^a ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 84928881116     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814293488_0008     Document Type: Chapter

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