rTriop~ical Cyclone Minimum Sea Level Pressure-)' Maximum Sustained Wind Relationship.

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. 17. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT (of the abetract entered in Block 20, it different from Report) IS. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES It. KEY WORDS (Continue on reverse side If necessary and Identify by block number) Tropical cyclone Tropical cyclone intensity Tropical cyclone gusts 20. ABSTRACT (Continue an reveree side It necessary and identilf by block number) This paper investigates empirical relationships between maximum sustained surface winds and minimum sea-level pressure in western North Pacific tropical cyclones. The empirical equation developed by Atkinson and Holliday (1977) is reviewed and evaluated using 13 independent cases collected since the original study. New relationships were developed using the original dependent data se