Global perspectives on tropical cyclones : from science to mitigation / edited by Johnny C.L. Chan, Jeffrey D. Kepert.
Series: World Scientific series on Asia-Pacific weather and climate ; v. 4.Singapore ; World Scientific, c2010London : World Scientific, c2010Description: viii, 436 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9789814293471 (hbk.)
- 9814293474 (hbk.)
- QC948 .G56 2010
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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BOOK | NCAR Library Foothills Lab | QC948 .G56 2010 | 1 | Available | 50583020005769 |
"This book is a completely rewritten, updated and expanded new edition of Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones, which in turn was a revision of A Global View of Tropical Cyclones. Like its predecessors, this volume arises from a quadrennial event, The International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC) of the World Meteorological Organisation, in this case the sixth, held in San Jose, Costa Rica, during December 2006."--Preface.
Previous ed.: 1995.
Includes bibliographical references.
Tropical cyclone structure and dynamics / Jeffrey D. Kepert -- Tropical cyclone formation / Kevin J. Tory and William M. Frank -- Air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones / Lynn K. Shay -- Movement of tropical cyclones / Johnny C.L. Chan -- The extratropical transition of tropical cyclones : structural characteristics, downstream impacts, and forecast challenges / Patrick A. Harr -- Observing and analyzing the near-surface wind field in tropical cyclones / Mark D. Powell -- Satellite observations of tropical cyclones / Christopher Velden and Jeffrey Hawkins -- Aircraft observations of tropical cyclones / Sim D. Aberson ... [et al.] -- Tropical cyclones and climate change : a review / Thomas Knutson, Chris Landsea and Kerry Emanuel -- Track and structure forecasts of tropical cyclones / Julian Heming and Jim Goerss -- The influence of natural climate variability on tropical cyclones, and seasonal forecasts of tropical cyclone activity / Suzana J. Camargo ... [et al.] -- Storm surge modeling and applications in coastal areas / Shishir K. Dube ... [et al.] -- Disaster mitigation and societal impacts / David King, Jim Davidson and Linda Anderson-Berry.