At the Sea's Edge: An Introduction to Coastal Oceanography for the Amateur Naturalist
- ISBN-10
- 0130505501
- ISBN-13
- 9780130505507
- Category
- Coasts
- Pages
- 317
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- William T. Fox
Description
55 COASTAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE depression , increasing the intensity and forming a tropical storm . A tropical storm with a well - developed rotary motion has wind speeds between 60 and 120 kilometers per hour ( 32.4 to 64.8 knots ) .
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