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UNINA9910961546103321 |
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Titolo |
Cyclones : background, history and impact / / Terrance G. LaBeau, editor |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cyclones: facts and history / Hurricane Research Division -- The ability of climate models to generate tropical cyclones: implications for prediction / Kevin Walsh -- Effect of uncertainties in modeling tropical cyclones on pricing excess of loss reinsurance / Siamak Daneshvaran, Robert E. Morden -- The impacts of an increase in tropical cyclone activity on tourism in Mauritius / Sobhee Sanjeev -- Cyclone Nargis and Burma's constitutional referendum / Michael F. Martin, Rhoda Margesson. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In meteorology, a cyclone refers to an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate counter clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. |
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