Can We Detect Trends in Extreme Tropical Cyclones?

@article{Landsea2006CanWD,
  title={Can We Detect Trends in Extreme Tropical Cyclones?},
  author={Christopher W. Landsea and Bruce A. Harper and Karl Hoarau and John A. Knaff},
  journal={Science},
  year={2006},
  volume={313},
  pages={452 - 454}
}
Subjective measurements and variable procedures make existing tropical cyclone databases insufficiently reliable to detect trends in the frequency of extreme cyclones. 
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