Heat loss from the waters of the Northwest Gulf of Mexico during Hurricane Carla

That the ocean is the basic source of energy for marine atmospheric perturbations, large and small, there can be little doubt. However, the most dramatic and intense interaction takes place during the full hurricane. These monstrous storms, born in the otherwise moderate tropics, draw from the sea t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Stevenson, R. E., Armstrong, R. S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1965
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/1600
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/1600
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Golfo de México
Huracán Carla
Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Carla
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Sumario:That the ocean is the basic source of energy for marine atmospheric perturbations, large and small, there can be little doubt. However, the most dramatic and intense interaction takes place during the full hurricane. These monstrous storms, born in the otherwise moderate tropics, draw from the sea the awesome quantities of fuel required to sustain them through their short but violent lives.