100 Years of Progress in Tropical Cyclone Research

A century ago, meteorologists regarded tropical cyclones as shallow vortices, extending upward only a few kilometers into the troposphere, and nothing was known about their physics save that convection was somehow involved. As recently as 1938, a major hurricane struck the densely populated northeas...

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Main Author: Emanuel, Kerry Andrew (Author)
Other Authors: Lorenz Center (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Meteorological Society, 2020-11-12T19:27:16Z.
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