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Rapid intensification and the bimodal distribution of tropical cyclone intensity

The severity of a tropical cyclone (TC) is often summarized by its lifetime maximum intensity (LMI), and the climatological LMI distribution is a fundamental feature of the climate system. The distinctive bimodality of the LMI distribution means that major storms (LMI >96 kt) are not very rare co...

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Autores principales: Lee, Chia-Ying, Tippett, Michael K., Sobel, Adam H., Camargo, Suzana J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26838056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10625