Browsing by Subject "Hurricanes"
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Barrier Layers of the Atlantic Warm Pool: Formation Mechanism and Influence on Weather and Climate (2011-08-08)The aim of this research is to study the formation mechanism of Barrier Layers (BL) in the western tropical Atlantic and their influence on the tropical Atlantic climate at both short and long timescales. Many Coupled ...
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(2014-07-25)This dissertation investigates the agricultural impacts of climate change in three ways addressing water implications of mitigation strategies, feedlot livestock productivity vulnerability induced by climate change and ...
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(2010-07-14)Flooding inundation during hurricanes has been very costly and dangerous. However, the impact of climate change on hurricane flooding is not well understood at present. As sea surface temperatures increase, it is expected ...
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(2019-11-26)This dissertation investigated the impacts of natural and anthropogenic aerosols on Atlantic tropical cyclones by combining observational analyses and numerical modeling. The objectives of the research were to assess the ...
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(2012-10-19)There are many calamitous events such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis etc. that occur suddenly and cause great loss of life, damage, or hardship. Hurricanes cause significant damage to power distribution systems, ...
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(2021-07-15)The year 2020 Common Era (CE) observed the highest number of named tropical cyclone events since the instrumental record began in 1850 CE. Most downscaled models suggest that the frequency and destructive potential of major ...
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On a Flood of Words: Race and Ethnicity in the Language of Disaster in Early Twentieth-Century Texas (2015-07-27)My thesis will show that newspaper reports on weather-related natural disasters in Texas and the Southwest borderlands between 1899 and 1921 reflect the change in racial and ethnic identities during the rise of the Jim ...
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(2014-05-03)Recently, Gulf coast communities have experienced significant damage from landfalling hurricanes. While the effects of hurricane surge on coastal communities have been examined and better defined, risk of damage due to ...
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Parameterization of Maximum Wave Heights Forced by Hurricanes: Application to Corpus Christi, Texas (2012-12-07)In recent times, communities and structures along the Gulf of Mexico have experienced the destructive and devastating impact of hurricane surges and waves. While the impacts of surges have been studied, there exists a need ...
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(2022-04-22)The Gulf Coast is the most important U.S. oil and gas region and contains substantial industry infrastructure and assets. The coastal location makes that energy infrastructure vulnerable to extreme weather like hurricanes, ...