Effect of upper-ocean evolution on projected trends in tropical cyclone activity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 8165-8170

  Emanuel, Kerry ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atm Ocean Structure Phenomena; Circulation Dynamics; Hurricanes; Hurricanes typhoons; Mixed layer; Mixing; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947568067     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0401.1     Document Type: Article

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