Extreme wind speeds for the South-West Indian Ocean using synthetic tropical cyclone tracks

Extreme wind speeds for the South-West Indian Ocean using synthetic tropical cyclone tracks

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Tropical cyclones are synoptic scale rotating storms capable of generating intense wind speeds and rainfall with potentially devastating social and economic consequences. In addition to abnormally high winds and rainfall, the asso...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fearon, Giles
Other Authors: Toms, Geoffrey
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2015
Subjects:
Wind > Measurement
Cyclones > Tropics > Simulation
Parametric Wind Field Modelling
Synthetic Track Modelling
Extreme Wind Speeds
Windstorms
Cyclone forcasting
Theses > Civil engineering
Dissertations > Civil engineering
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96075

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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96075

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