Hurricanes: Their Nature and Impacts on Society - Climate Science ...
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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