Recent Hurricane Research - Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts

Автор: Anthony Lupo
Название: Recent Hurricane Research - Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts
Издательство: InTech
Год : 2011
Страниц: 616
ISBN: 9789533072388
Формат: pdf
Размер: 63,2 Мб
Язык: Английский
Качество: хорошее
This book represents recent research on tropical cyclones and their impacts, and a wide range of topics are covered. An updated global climatology is presented, including the global occurrence of tropical cyclones and the terrestrial factors that may contribute to the variability and long-term trends in their occurrence. Research also examines long term trends in tropical cyclone occurrences and intensity as related to solar activity, while other research discusses the impact climate change may have on these storms. The dynamics and structure of tropical cyclones are studied. Traditional diagnostics were used to examine these, as well as more modern approaches in examining their thermodynamics. Then research demonstrating that improvements in short-range forecasting of tropical cyclone tracks and intensities can be made with improvements to the physics and by incorporating satellite information. In looking at societal and ecological risks, and damage assessment, authors investigate of the use of technology for anticipating, and later evaluating, the amount of damage that is done to human society, watersheds, and forests by land-falling storms. The economic and ecological vulnerability of coastal regions are also studied. Case studies examine the potential hazards related to the evacuation of populated areas, including medical facilities. These studies provide decision makers with a potential basis for developing improved evacuation techniques.