The Maximum Potential Intensity of Tropical Cyclones

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• Publication year

  1997

• Venue

  Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

• Publication date

  1997-11-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<2519:TMPIOT>2.0.CO;2
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