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Published by Capital Publishing Company, 2014
ISBN 10: 9381891079ISBN 13: 9789381891070
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Tropical cyclones and climate change. 2. Climatological characteristics of tropical cyclones and future projection. 3. Tropical cyclone predictability: status and plan for operational forecasting. 4. NWP modeling for tropical cyclone forecasting. 5. Tropical cyclone impact, vulnerability and disaster management. Index. This book deals with recent advances in our understanding and prediction of tropical cyclogenesis, intensification and movement as well as landfall processes like heavy rainfall, gale wind and storm surge based on the latest observational and numerical weather prediction (NWP) modeling platforms. It also includes tropical cyclone (TC) management issues like early warning systems, recent high impact TC events, disaster preparedness, assessment of risk and vulnerability including construction, archiving and retrieval of the best tracking and historical data sets, policy decisions etc., in view of recent findings on climate change aspects and their impact on TC activity. The chapters are authored by leading experts, both from research and operational This book is relevant to cyclone forecasters and researchers managers policy makers and graduate and undergraduate students. It intends to stimulate thinking and hence further research in the field of TCs and climate change especially over the Indian Ocean region and provides high-quality reference materials for all the users mentioned above for the management of TCs over this region.
Published by Springer, 2013
ISBN 10: 9400777191ISBN 13: 9789400777194
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 2014 edition. 422 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.