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Hurricane!
Coping with Disaster: Progress and Challenges since Galveston 1900
Robert Simpson, Richard Anthes, Michael Garstan og Joanne Simpson
(2003)
Sprog: Engelsk
American Geophysical Union
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- Paperback: 360 sider
- Udgiver: American Geophysical Union (Januar 2003)
- Forfattere: Robert Simpson, Richard Anthes, Michael Garstan og Joanne Simpson
- ISBN: 9780875902975
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.
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
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
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