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Hurricane watch : forecasting the deadliest storms on Earth / by Sheets, Bob.(CARDINAL)214144; Williams, Jack,1936-(CARDINAL)205305;
Early history and science -- Nineteenth century -- Early 1900s -- Flying reconnaissance -- The 1950s -- The 1960s -- Controlling storms -- The 1970s and '80s -- Computer modeling -- Hurricane Andrew -- The future -- Appendices."This [book] ... covers everything from the earliest efforts by seafarers at predicting storms to the way satellite imaging is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting. It reveals the latest information on hurricanes: their effects on ocean waves, the causes of the variable wind speeds in different parts of the storm, and the origins of the super-cooled shafts of water that vent at high altitudes." From the author of The USA Today Weather Book & the former Director of the National Hurricane Center comes this insightful & compelling history of forecasting the most destructive storms on the planet. The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature covers everything from the earliest efforts by seafarers at predicting storms to the way satellite imaging is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting. It reveals the latest information on hurricanes: their effects on ocean waves, the causes of the variable wind speeds in different parts of the storm, and the origins of the super-cooled shafts of water that vent at high altitudes. Hurricane Watch is a compelling history of man's relationship with the deadliest storms on earth. Includes: - The story of the nineteenth-century Cuban Jesuit whose success at predicting the great cyclones was considered almost mystical. - A new look at Isaac Cline, whose infamous failure to predict the Galveston Hurricane left him obsessed with the devastating effects of storm surge. - The story of the Hurricane Hunters, including the first man ever to deliberately fly into a hurricane. - A complete account of how computer modeling has changed hurricane tracking. - A history of Project Stormfury: the only significant, organized effort to reduce the damaging strength of severe hurricanes. - A unique firsthand account of Hurricane Andrew by both authors, who were at the National Hurricane Center when Andrew struck. - A listing of the deadliest storms in history.
Subjects: Hurricanes.; Cyclone forecasting.;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 18
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Hurricanes / by J 551.552 Som.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.990L
Subjects: Hurricanes; Cyclone forecasting; Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hurricanes / by Somervill, Barbara A.(CARDINAL)657584;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones -- The life cycle of a hurricane -- Do the math : wind and water -- Do the math : tracking hurricanes -- Surviving the storm.Describes the life cycle of a hurricane and explains how math is used to predict and track a storm's path.990L
Subjects: Hurricanes; Cyclone forecasting; Mathematics;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Global tropical/extratropical cyclone climatic atlas [electronic resource] / by United States.Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment.(CARDINAL)218525; National Climatic Data Center (U.S.)(CARDINAL)169937;
I. Tracks -- II. Graphics.Contains all available digitized tropical cyclone track data for 6 tropical storm basins for period 1800s to 1995 and extratropical track data for Northern Hemisphere for 1965 to 1995; and 2 programs which provide display narratives and export charts to printer.System requirements: IBM or compatible PC; EGA graphics card for extended color graphics with memory; 560K RAM or greater; MS-DOS 3.21 or higher; hard drive (or floppy drive for temporary file creation); CD-ROM drive with Microsoft CD Extensions; mouse (Microsoft compatible) required.
Subjects: Databases.; Climatic changes; Cyclone forecasting; Cyclones; Hurricanes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Divine wind : the history and science of hurricanes / by Emanuel, Kerry A.,1955-(CARDINAL)376089;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index.Kamikaze -- Anatomy of a meteorological monster -- Huracan -- The tropical hothouse -- Columbus's hurricane -- The tropical downpour -- France gives up La Floride, 1565 -- The trade winds -- The tempest -- Nature's steam engine -- The hurricanes of 1780 -- Hurricane intensity -- Galveston, 1900 -- Genesis -- Miami, 1926 -- Death and transfiguration -- Their eyes were watching God : San Felipe and the Okeechobee disaster of 1928 -- Taking aim : how hurricanes move -- The Labor Day hurricane of 1935 -- The storm surge -- The great New England hurricane of 1938 -- Waves -- Bull Halsey's typhoons -- Rain -- The hunters -- Hurricane Camille -- Into the maelstrom : a photo essay -- The great East Pakistan cyclone of November, 1970 -- Forecasting hurricanes -- Cyclone Tracy, 1974 -- Hurricane Andrew, 1992 -- Hurricanes and climate.
Subjects: Hurricanes;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The AMS weather book : the ultimate guide to America's weather / by Williams, Jack,1936-(CARDINAL)205305; American Meteorological Society.(CARDINAL)509934;
Introduction -- Earth's energy -- Winds and currents -- Water -- Global patterns -- Earth observers -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Mesoscale weather -- Tropical cyclones -- Under the radar -- Weather and climate threats.
Subjects: Climatology; Meteorology; Weather;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Mapping the weather / by John Wood. by Wood, John,author.(CARDINAL)761012;
What are maps for? -- Climate and weather -- The weather forecast -- Isolines and fronts -- Choropleth maps -- The great ocean conveyor belt -- El Niño and La Niña -- Tropical cyclones -- Storm chasers -- Aviation weather maps -- The shipping forecast -- Lightning maps -- Animal migration -- Space weather -- Raining animals.Many maps present weather patterns, which can aid in helping people predict hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and other forms of extreme weather. These maps can help people understand the normal patterns of everyday weather as well. Readers are introduced to these kinds of weather maps through accessible main text. Detailed diagrams, useful graphic organizers, interesting fact boxes, and full-color examples of maps serve as additional resources to help readers understand this science and social studies curriculum topic.
Subjects: Weather; Weather; Map reading;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Meteorology today : an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment / by Ahrens, C. Donald.;
The Earth and its atmosphere -- Energy : warming the Earth and the atmosphere -- Seasonal and daily temperatures -- Atmospheric humidity -- Condensation : dew, fog, and clouds -- Stability and cloud development -- Precipitation -- Air pressure and winds -- Wind : small scale and local systems -- Wind : global systems -- Air masses and fronts -- Middle-latitude cyclones -- Weather forecasting -- Thunderstorms and tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- The Earth's changing climate -- Global climate -- Air pollution -- Light, color, and atmospheric optics.
Subjects: Textbooks.; Meteorologie.; Meteorology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Meteorology today : an introduction to weather, climate, and the environment / by Ahrens, C. Donald.(CARDINAL)325081;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1290L
Subjects: Meteorology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Weather watcher / by Woodward, John,1954-author.(CARDINAL)317268;
Weather and climate -- The atmosphere -- Moving air -- Solar energy -- Expanding air -- Rising warm air -- Measure air pressure -- Creating a breeze -- Make a wind vane -- Measure wind speed -- Invisible water -- Morning dew -- Winter frost -- Clouds and fog -- Watching the clouds -- Weather fronts -- Swirling air -- Track a cyclone -- Measure rainfall -- Make a rainbow -- Make a snowflake -- Storm clouds and hail -- Thunderstorms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- The seasons -- Ice mirrors -- Plants and rain -- Why is the sky blue? -- Acid rain -- The greenhouse effect -- Weather forecasting -- Weather technology.Discover the wonderful world of weather with more than 30 easy-to-do, fun activities, plus stunning pictures and amazing facts.--
Subjects: Weather;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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