Hurricanes of the North Atlantic - Climate and Society (Hardcover)

Measured in terms of loss of life and property, hurricanes rank near the top of natural hazards. And with increasing development of coastal areas in the United States, the societal impact of these storms is likely to increase. This book, an applied climatology of North Atlantic hurricanes, is intended to serve as an intermediary between hurricane climate research and the users of hurricane information. It discusses: the climatology of tropical cyclones in general and those of the North Atlantic in particular; major North Atlantic hurricanes, focusing on US landfalling storms; prediction models used in forecasting; and societal vulnerability to hurricanes, including ideas for modelling the relationship between climatological data and decision-making in the social and economic sciences.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1999
First published:	June 1999
Authors:	James B. Elsner (Associate Professor of Meteorology) • A. Birol Kara (United States Naval Research Laboratory, Army Ammunization Plant)
Dimensions:	241 x 161 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-512508-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General
LSN:	0-19-512508-8
Barcode:	9780195125085

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