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ABSTRACT 



The following study, based on the apparent relationship existing 

 between variations of central pressure of a hurricane and the sea-surface 

 temperature pattern, indicates that hurricane intensity is affected by the 

 eddy flux of energy from sea to air- The effect is investigated by con- 

 structing synoptic composite sea-surface temperature and related energy 

 exchange charts, employing Jacobs' equations for determining the energy 

 removed from the sea. 



