Hurricane! Coping With Disaster By Robert Simpson

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Book Title
Hurricane!: Coping with Disaster: Progress and Challenges Since
Genre
SCIENCE
ISBN
9780875902975
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union
ISBN-10
0875902979
ISBN-13
9780875902975
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2302636

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Hurricane! : Coping with Disaster: Progress and Challenges since Galveston 1900
Subject
Physics / Geophysics, Natural Disasters, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Political Science, Science
Author
Richard Anthes
Series
Special Publications
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-033280
Series Volume Number
55
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Foreword v Preface vii Part I. Struggles to Understand and Track Hurricanes Introductory Comments Chapter 1 Twentieth Century Challenges and Milestones William M. Gray 3 Chapter 2 Impact of Technologiesfr om Two World Wars Edward N. Rappaport and Robert H. Simpson 39 Chapter 3 Hurricane Surveillance by Specially Instrumented Aircraft Robert C. Sheets 63 Chapter 4 Evolution of Prediction Models Mark DeMaria and James M. Gross 103 Part II. Societal and Economic Challenges Introductory Comments 127 Chapter 5 The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Neil L. Frank 129 Chapter 6 Social Choice in Dealing with Hurricanes Mary Frances Myers and Gilbert F. White 141 Chapter7 CommunicatingD amage Potentialsa nd Minimizing Hurricane Damage Herbert S. Saffir 155 Chapter 8 Reducing Vulnerability Roger A. Pielke., Jr. 165 PART lll. Potential Impact of Science and Technology, Present and Future Introductory Comments 175 Chapter 9 A Century of Scientific Progress An Evaluation Kerry Emanuel 177 Chapter 10 A Century of Progressin Tracking and Warning Improvements in Observations, Models, and Forecasts H. E. Willoughby 205 Chapter 11 The Burgeoning Role of Weather Satellites C. Velden, J. Simpson, W. Timothy Liu, J. Hawkins, K. Brueske, and R. Anthes 217 Chapter 12 Present Day Satellite Technology for Hurricane Research A Closer Look at Formation and Intensification E. A. Ritchie, J. Simpson, W.T Liu, J. Halverson, C. Velden, K.F. Brueske, and H. Pierce 249 Chapter 13 Continuous Monitoring of the Hurricane Core Availability of New Long-Endurance Small Drone Aircraft Greg Tyrrell and Greg Holland 291 Chapter 14 Hurricane Upper Level Wind Measurements Applications of Doppler Lidar G. David Emmitt 305 Chapter 15 A Century After Galveston, 1900 A Personal Perspective and Outlook Greg Holland 317 Appendices Recommended Further Reading 335 Acronyms and Abbreviations 336 Brief Meteorological Glossary 339 Index 351
Synopsis
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series . Hurricane research implicates something more than science. It is the key to saving lives and mitigating economic damage. From the Galveston catastrophe of 1900, where more than 8,000 people died, to the economic devastation wrought by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in the United States, scientists have striven to understand and track hurricanes while charting their societal effects. Hurricane! Coping with Disaster tells the dramatic history of that effort by leading meteorologists--the men and women who brought hurricane science into the 21st century, and those who sustain it today. for readers everywhere interested in climatology, hurricane research, the historical background, and more., Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series . Hurricane research implicates something more than science. It is the key to saving lives and mitigating economic damage. From the Galveston catastrophe of 1900, where more than 8,000 people died, to the economic devastation wrought by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in the United States, scientists have striven to understand and track hurricanes while charting their societal effects. Hurricane Coping with Disaster tells the dramatic history of that effort by leading meteorologists--the men and women who brought hurricane science into the 21st century, and those who sustain it today. for readers everywhere interested in climatology, hurricane research, the historical background, and more., Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series . Hurricane research implicates something more than science. It is the key to saving lives and mitigating economic damage.
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QC945.H864 2002

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