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Wording in lede
edit...is the database for all tropical storms and hurricanes for the Atlantic Ocean....
Doesn't it also contain data on tropical depressions? Wouldn't it be easier to just say tropical cyclones? I'm not sure on this, which is why I asked here instead of changing it myself. -RunningOnBrains(talk) 14:07, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
- ive revised it Jason Rees (talk) 14:10, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
References
editI noticed the first reference is an outdated link, there is nothing at that page anymore. atomic7732 00:38, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
To do
edit- Revise article to incorporate HURDAT2 revisions Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 08:48, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
Refs to possibly add
edit- Digitized Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks
- Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean 1871-1963
- Climatology of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones by two and one half degree Latitude - Longitude boxes
- A Tropical Cyclone Data Tape for the North Atlantic Basin, 1886-1977: Contents, Limitations, and Uses
- Hurricanes and Typhoons - Past, Present and future Columbia University Press, 2004
- North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones - Cry et all 1958
- Probability Of Tropical Cyclone Induced Winds At Cape Kennedy
References
- ^ "To better understand, predict and prepare for tropical storms, the National Hurricane Center revisits its extensive historical database". Hurricane Protection Magazine. 2003. Archived from the original on February 24, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ "NOAA Revisits historic hurricanes". NOAA. July 30, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2009.