A Climatological Study of Hurricane Force Extratropical Cyclones

Using data compiled by the National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center, a hurricane force extratropical cyclone climatology is created for three cold seasons. Using the criteria of Sanders and Gyakum (1980), it is found that 75% of the 259 storms explosively deepened. The frequency maximum in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laiyemo, Razaak O.
Other Authors: Moore, Richard
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6821