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Tree damage, growth and phenology after a hurricane in a tropical dry forest in Veracruz

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales, 2021
As a major disturbance, hurricanes affect growth and phenology of trees. Tree diameters were annually measured for three years, and the phenology of 16 tree species monthly recorded in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Veracruz, Mexico, when on ...
Guadalupe Williams-Linera, Claudia Alvarez-Aquino, Javier Tolome   +2 more
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Predicting the Storm Surge Threat of Hurricane Sandy with the National Weather Service SLOSH Model

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2014
Numerical simulations of the storm tide that flooded the US Atlantic coastline during Hurricane Sandy (2012) are carried out using the National Weather Service (NWS) Sea Lakes and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) storm surge prediction model to ...
Cristina Forbes, Jamie Rhome, Craig Mattocks, Arthur Taylor   +3 more
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Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar Observations of the Tropical Cyclone Boundary Layer

Remote Sensing, 2018
This study presents a verification and an analysis of wind profile data collected during Tropical Storm Erika (2015) by a Doppler Wind Lidar (DWL) instrument aboard a P3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Jun A. Zhang, Robert Atlas, G. David Emmitt, Lisa Bucci, Kelly Ryan   +4 more
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Hurricane Katrina Hair: Rereading Nineteenth-Century Commemorative Hair Forms and Fragments Through the “Mourning Portraits” of Loren Schwerd

Fashion Studies, 2019
This article examines sculptural portraits by artist Loren Schwerd. Fashioned from hairpieces discovered in the 2005 wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, they are memorials to the African American victims and evacuees of the storm.
Esther Berry
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Hurricane Irma Simulation at South Florida Using the Parallel CEST Model

Frontiers in Climate, 2021
In this study, a parallel extension of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide (CEST) model is developed and applied to simulate the storm surge tide at South Florida induced by hurricane Irma occurred in 2017.
Yuepeng Li, Qiang Chen, Dave M. Kelly, Keqi Zhang, Keqi Zhang   +4 more
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Hurricane adaptation behaviors in Texas and Florida: exploring the roles of negative personal experience and subjective attribution to climate change

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
Understanding the motivation to adopt personal household adaptation behaviors in the face of climate change-related hazards is essential for developing and implementing behaviorally realistic interventions that promote well-being and health.
Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, Dana Rose Garfin
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Coastal Flooding Associated with Hurricane Irma in Central Cuba (Ciego de Ávila Province)

Atmosphere, 2023
Irma was a major hurricane that developed during the 2017 season. It was a category 5 on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane wind scale. This hurricane caused severe damage in the Caribbean area and the Florida Keys.
Felipe Matos-Pupo, Matthew C. Peros, Roberto González-De Zayas, Alexey Valero-Jorge, Osvaldo E. Pérez-López, Flor Álvarez-Taboada, Rogert Sorí   +6 more
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Effects of temporal framing and hazard experience on receptivity to hurricane risk messages: A survey of U.S. Gulf Coast residents

Frontiers in Communication, 2022
IntroductionAs knowledge in the scientific community increases regarding how anthropogenic CO2 loading of the atmosphere will impact future hurricane activity, the need for effective and accurate communication of hurricane risk in coastal communities ...
David P. Retchless, Ashley D. Ross
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Validation of an Airborne Doppler Wind Lidar in Tropical Cyclones

Sensors, 2018
This study presents wind observations from an airborne Doppler Wind Lidar (ADWL) in 2016 tropical cyclones (TC). A description of ADWL measurement collection and quality control methods is introduced for the use in a TC environment.
Lisa R. Bucci, Christopher O’Handley, G. David Emmitt, Jun A. Zhang, Kelly Ryan, Robert Atlas   +5 more
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Quantifying the Probability and Causes of the Surprisingly Active 2018 North Atlantic Hurricane Season

Earth and Space Science, 2020
The 2018 North Atlantic hurricane season was a destructive season with hurricanes Florence and Michael causing significant damage in the southeastern United States.
M. A. Saunders, P. J. Klotzbach, A. S. R. Lea, C. J. Schreck, M. M. Bell   +4 more
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