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278 INDEX<br />

life of a tropical cycl<strong>on</strong>e 68<br />

birth <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> growth 68<br />

criteria for development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

intensificati<strong>on</strong> 87-90<br />

cycl<strong>on</strong>ic circulati<strong>on</strong> 82<br />

high pressure 82<br />

decay 79-81<br />

maturity 68-71<br />

major hurricane l<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>falls <strong>on</strong> US mainl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

coast (1901-1996) 206-8<br />

maximum gusts 124<br />

maximum potential intensity 78<br />

mean directi<strong>on</strong> of moti<strong>on</strong> of tropical<br />

cycl<strong>on</strong>es world-wide 84, 219<br />

MEOW 121<br />

midget hurricanes 88<br />

models<br />

BAM 105<br />

CLIPER 102<br />

GFDL 105<br />

MRF 105<br />

NHC 90 102<br />

UK 90 105<br />

VICBAR 105<br />

model simulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

eye <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> eye wall 78<br />

horiz<strong>on</strong>tal cross secti<strong>on</strong> 79<br />

hurricane wind circulati<strong>on</strong> 76<br />

storm surge 123<br />

track 101<br />

modificati<strong>on</strong> 111-13<br />

movement 85-6, 92<br />

names<br />

Arafura Sea <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Gulf of Carpentaria<br />

211<br />

Atlantic 18, 209<br />

Eastern Australia Regi<strong>on</strong> 214<br />

Eastern North Pacific 210<br />

Fiji Regi<strong>on</strong> 215<br />

Northern Australia Regi<strong>on</strong> 212<br />

Solom<strong>on</strong> Sea <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Gulf of Papua 211<br />

Southeast Indian Ocean 217<br />

Southwest Indian Ocean 216<br />

Western Australia Regi<strong>on</strong> 213<br />

Western North Pacific Ocean 217<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Hurricane Center 102<br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al Oceanographic <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Atmospheric Administrati<strong>on</strong><br />

(NOAA) 109<br />

New Engl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> (1938) 22<br />

normal to large hurricanes 88<br />

normal weather event 140-1<br />

number of tropical cycl<strong>on</strong>es <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

hurricanes (1950-1996) 203<br />

observati<strong>on</strong>s of<br />

hurricane structure 77<br />

surface features 119<br />

oscillati<strong>on</strong> in movement 102<br />

outflow jets<br />

defined 100<br />

P-3 Ori<strong>on</strong>s 109<br />

polar lows<br />

defined 85<br />

policymaker<br />

defined 141<br />

populati<strong>on</strong> at risk 49-54<br />

preparedness 56-9<br />

prescriptive assessments 115-17<br />

pressure systems<br />

Azores High 87<br />

Bermuda High 87<br />

defined 68<br />

Project Stormfury 112-13<br />

property at risk 54-6<br />

rainfall<br />

forecast 129<br />

observed 120, 125-6, 130, 132<br />

rapid accelerati<strong>on</strong> 99<br />

relati<strong>on</strong> between wind speed <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

destructive force 124<br />

retired names 20-1<br />

Saffir-Simps<strong>on</strong> Damage-Potential scale<br />

defined 16-17<br />

illustrated 90<br />

satellite images<br />

infrared 73<br />

visible 75<br />

science <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> policy problems<br />

as an extreme meteorological event 15<br />

extreme weather events 25<br />

science in service to society 26-9<br />

science policy 14, 26-30<br />

seas<strong>on</strong>al predicti<strong>on</strong>s 109-11<br />

severe cycl<strong>on</strong>ic storms 85<br />

SHIFOR<br />

defined 108<br />

SHIPS<br />

defined 108

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