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Encyclopedia > ERICA (Meteorology)

'ERICA, or the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic, is a scientific field project that started in the winter of 1988/1999.[1]. It's aims were to better understand the processes involved in rapid cyclogenesis, and so improve understanding and forcasting of the situations that cause it. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ...


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  1. ^ Joseph M. Sienkiewicz ; Scott Prosise ; Anthony Crutch (2004-05-14). Forecasting Oceanic Cyclones At The NOAA. Ocean Prediction Center (NOAA). Retrieved on 2006-10-29.


 
 

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