Hurricanes of the North Atlantic : climate and society / / James B. Elsner, A. Birol Kara
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| Autore: |
Elsner James B
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| Titolo: |
Hurricanes of the North Atlantic : climate and society / / James B. Elsner, A. Birol Kara
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 551.552091631 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hurricanes - North Atlantic Region |
| Hurricanes - United States | |
| Hurricanes - Social aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
KaraA. Birol
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| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1999. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-480) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1 Hurricane Characteristics; 2 Hurricane Categories and Impacts; 3 Hurricane Climate Data; 4 North Atlantic Hurricanes; 5 Tropical Only Hurricanes; 6 Baroclinically Enhanced Hurricanes; 7 Major Hurricanes; 8 U.S. Hurricanes; 9 Hurricanes of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Bermuda; 10 Hurricane Cycles and Trends; 11 Hurricane Return Periods; 12 Hurricanes of the Early 1990's; 13 History of Seasonal Hurricane Forecasting; 14 Seasonal Forecast Models; 15 Sub Basin Forecast Models; 16 Prospects for Extended Range Outlooks; 17 People at Risk; 18 Property at Risk; 19 Catastrophe Insurance |
| 20 Integrated Assessment References; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 1. Hurricane Characteristics. 2. Hurricane Categories and Impacts. 3. Hurricane Climate Data. 4. North Atlantic Hurricanes. 5. Tropical Only Hurricanes. 6. Baroclinically Enhanced Hurricanes. 7. Major Hurricanes. 8. U.S. Hurricanes. 9. Hurricanes of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Bermuda. 10. Hurricane Cycles and Trends. 11. Hurricane Return Periods. 12. Hurricanes of the Early 1990's. 13. History of Seasonal Hurricane Forecasting. 14. Seasonal Forecast Models. 15. Sub Basin Forecast Models. 16. Prospects for Extended Range Outlooks. 17. People at Risk. 18. Property at Risk. 19. Catastrophe Insuranc |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hurricanes of the North Atlantic |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770962-1 |
| 0-19-988080-8 | |
| 1-280-83089-1 | |
| 9786610830893 | |
| 0-19-535228-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828944803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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