1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910716972303321

Autore

Heyson Harry H.

Titolo

FORTRAN programs for calculating wind-tunnel boundary interference / / by Harry H. Heyson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, , February 1969

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA/TM ; ; X-1740

Soggetti

FORTRAN

Wind tunnels

Aerodynamics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"February 1969."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 3).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910299440903321

Autore

Rangel-Buitrago Nelson

Titolo

Risk assessment of storms in coastal zones: case studies from Cartagena (Colombia) and Cadiz (Spain) / / by Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, Giorgio Anfuso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-15844-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (69 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences, , 2191-5369

Disciplina

551.457

Soggetti

Coasts

Natural disasters

Geographic information systems

Coastal Sciences

Natural Hazards

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction -- Review of existing assessment risk methods -- Study areas -- Used Methodology -- Spatial Distribution of Assessment Indexes -- Final Reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

This book assists the reader in determining storm risks, focussing on sandy coasts and cliff coasts in the context of expected sea level rise from littoral transformation and climate change. It examines storm impacts through matrixes concerning physical parameters, socio-economic activities, ecological and historic resources, and it presents the Coastline Risk to Storms Index as a single numerical measure of the risk for a given area. The methodology is described and tested against two coastal areas: one in the Caribbean Sea (Cartagena, Colombia) and the other on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean (Cadiz, Spain). Both areas record an important flow of tourists associated with the “sun, sea and sand market” which represents an economic recourse for the hinterland too. Chapters describe this approach and explore three particular types of variables: i) the forcing variables contributing to storm-induced



erosion, ii) dynamic variables that determine the resilience to erosion (Susceptibility) and iii) the vulnerable targets grouped in three different contexts (socio-economic, ecological and heritage). These are combined into two separate indices, the Hazard Index (combining forcing and susceptibility) and the Vulnerability Index, which together constitute the Coastline Risk to Storms Index. Maps created using this semi-quantitative approximation method can help to determine the causes, processes and consequences of storm-related processes. This book is therefore important to anyone considering coastal development programs, especially decision-makers: the work presented here can assist in the development of preventative management strategies for the most vulnerable areas.