عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
QC945 .H864 2003
QC945
.
H864
2003
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0875902979
(Number (ISBN
0875902987
(Number (ISBN
9780875902975
(Number (ISBN
9780875902982
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
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TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Hurricane! :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
coping with disaster : progress and challenges since Galveston, 1900 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Robert Simpson, editor, Richard Anthes and Michael Garstang, co-editors, Joanne Simpson, assistant editor
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 360 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 335) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Twentieth century challenges and milestones -- 2. Impact of technologies from two world wars -- 3. Hurricane surveillance by specially instrumented aircraft -- 4. Evolution of prediction models -- 5. The great Galveston hurricane of 1900 -- 6. Social choice in dealing with hurricanes -- 7. Communicating damage potentials and minimizing hurricane damage -- 8. reducing vulnerability -- 9. A century of scientific progress -- 10. A century of progress in tracking and warning -- 11. The burgeoning role of weather satellites -- 12. Present day satellite technology for hurricane research -- 13. Continuous monitoring of the hurricane core -- 14. Hurricane upper level wind measurements -- 15. A century after Galveston, 1900 -- Appendices -- Index
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OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Hurricane!
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Hurricane protection-- United States, Congresses
Hurricanes-- United States, Congresses
Natural disaster warning systems, Congresses
Weather forecasting-- United States, Congresses
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
363
.
34/9227/0973
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QC945
Book number
.
H864
2003
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Anthes, Richard A
Garstang, Michael
Simpson, Joanne
Simpson, Robert H
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20160712071204.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
