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This book is a completely rewritten, updated and expanded new edition of the original Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones published in 1995. It presents a comprehensive review of the state of science and forecasting of tropical cyclones together with the application of this science to disaster...

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Other Authors: Chan, Johnny C. L., Kepert, Jeffrey D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; London : World Scientific, [2010]
Series:World Scientific series on Asia-Pacific weather and climate ; v. 4.
Subjects:
Cyclones > Tropics.
Natural disasters > Tropics.
Disaster relief > Tropics.
Cyclones > Régions tropicales.
Catastrophes naturelles > Régions tropicales.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Régions tropicales.
Cyclones.
Disaster relief.
Natural disasters.
Tropics
Tiefdruckgebiet > Tropen.
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Summary:This book is a completely rewritten, updated and expanded new edition of the original Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones published in 1995. It presents a comprehensive review of the state of science and forecasting of tropical cyclones together with the application of this science to disaster mitigation, hence the tag: From Science to Mitigation.
Item Description:"This book is a completely rewritten, updated and expanded new edition of Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones, which in turn was a revision of A Global View of Tropical Cyclones. Like its predecessors, this volume arises from a quadrennial event, The International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones (IWTC) of the World Meteorological Organisation, in this case the sixth, held in San Jose, Costa Rica, during December 2006"--Preface.
Previous edition: 1995.
Physical Description:viii, 436 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789814293471
9814293474