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Tropical Cyclones

Tropical Cyclones is a rapidly rotating storm system of tropical origin characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a moist, organized environment that distinguishes it from other synoptic-scale cyclonic phenomena.

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Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years

Kerry Emanuel · Nature · 2005 · 4K citations

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Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environment

Peter J. Webster, Greg J. Holland, Judith A. Curry et al. · Science · 2005 · 3.3K citations

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Tropical cyclones and climate change

Thomas R. Knutson, John L. McBride, Johnny C. L. Chan et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2010 · 3.2K citations · Full text

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The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)

Kenneth R. Knapp, Michael C. Kruk, David H. Levinson et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2009 · 3K citations

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GLOBAL VIEW OF THE ORIGIN OF TROPICAL DISTURBANCES AND STORMS

William M. Gray · Monthly Weather Review · 1968 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Authors

13.1K

  1. KE
    Kerry Emanuel

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    126 publications · 36K citations

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  2. MT
    Michael T. Montgomery

    Naval Postgraduate School, United States

    126 publications · 11.9K citations

    63

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  3. SJ
    Suzana J. Camargo

    Columbia University, United States

    89 publications · 12K citations

    54

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  4. GA
    Gabriel A. Vecchi

    NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, United States

    78 publications · 11.3K citations

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  5. JC
    Johnny C. L. Chan

    City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    127 publications · 13.3K citations

    51

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    110 h-index

    809 publications

    87.3K citations

  2. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    96 h-index

    494 publications

    50.2K citations

  3. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    89 h-index

    575 publications

    61.8K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    82 h-index

    218 publications

    48.8K citations

  5. NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

    Princeton, United States

    82 h-index

    506 publications

    72.9K citations

  6. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    78 h-index

    428 publications

    36K citations

  7. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    77 h-index

    488 publications

    30.9K citations

  8. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    72 h-index

    316 publications

    24.4K citations

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  1. Monthly Weather Review

    1.3K publications · 92.8K citations

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  2. Journal of Climate

    538 publications · 52.3K citations

    126

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  3. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    708 publications · 61.2K citations

    122

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    450 publications · 28.9K citations

    90

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  5. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

    BAMS · 176 publications · 22.7K citations

    75

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