THE QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF THE RISK OF DISASTER FROM TROPICAL CYCLONES

Evaluates meteorological and hydrological factors involved in assessing tropical cyclone vulnerability: frequencies, tracks, and intensities; analysis of speed and direction of motion; landfall; analyses of winds, rainfall, and storm surges; risk evaluation - warning timeliness, forecast accuracy; and social and economic aspects.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Cost is $27.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Unipub

  Box 433, Murray Hill Station
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: 143 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hurricanes; Meteorology; Reports; Storm surges; Weather forecasting
• Old TRIS Terms: Meteorological reports
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159587
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Unipub
• Report/Paper Numbers: SPE 8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM