Statistical analysis of cyclone hazard for Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-29

  Zahibo, Narcisse ^a   Pelinovsky, Efim ^b,c   Talipova, Tatiana ^b   Rabinovich, Alexander ^d   Kurkin, Andrey ^c   Nikolkina, Irina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c NIZHNY NOVGOROD STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY N A R E ALEKSEEV   (Russian Federation)

^d SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cyclones; Hazards; Lesser Antilles; Numerical modelling; Statistics; Storm surges

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARDS; PRESSURE DROP; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER WAVES;

CYCLONE HAZARD; STORM SURGES; WIND SPEED;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE DROP; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RETURN PERIOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER WAVE; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES;

EID: 33846851754     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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