Hurricanes and typhoons : past, present, and future / edited by Richard J. Murnane and Kam-biu Liu.

Other author Murnane, Richard J.
Other author Liu, Kam-biu.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxii, 462 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentBook review (E-STREAMS)
Subjects

Contents Paleotempestology: principles, methods, and examples from Gulf Coast lake sediments / Kam-biu Liu -- Back-barrier sedimentary records of intense hurricane landfalls in the northeastern United States / Jeffrey P. Donnelly and Thompson Webb III -- A method for reconstructing historical hurricanes / Emery R. Boose -- Tropical cyclone reconstructions from documentary records: examples for South Carolina, United States / Cary J. Mock -- The use of Spanish and British documentary sources in the investigation of Atlantic hurricane incidence in historical times / Ricardo García Herrera [...] et al. -- The Atlantic Hurricane Database reanalysis project: documentation for 1851-1910 alterations and additions to the HURDAT database / Christopher W. Landsea [...] et al. -- Ancient records of typhoons in Chinese historical documents / Kin-sheun Louie and Kam-biu Liu -- The importance of best-track data for understanding the past, present and future of hurricanes and typhoons / Richard J. Murnane -- Variations in tropical cyclone activity over the western North Pacific: from interdecadal to intraseasonal / Johnny C. L. Chan -- ENSO and tropical cyclone activity / Pao-Shin Chu -- Hurricane landfall probability and climate / James B. Elsner and Brian H. Bossak -- Dynamical seasonal forecasts of tropical storm statistics / Frédéric Vitart -- Response of the tropical cyclone activity to climate change: theoretical basis / Kerry Emanuel -- Impact of climate change on hurricane intensities as simulated using regional nested high-resolution models / Thomas R. Knutson [...] et al.
Local noteLittle-348884--305131055763$
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004048219
ISBN0231123884 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780231123884 (alk. paper)

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