| 书目名称 | Tropical Cyclones | | 副标题 | Climatology and Impa | | 编辑 | James P. Terry | | 视频video | | | 概述 | The first book about tropical cyclones in the South Pacific, one of the main global regions where cyclones occur.Brings a whole field of major new insight – explains the importance of the islands‘ phy | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | accommodate terrestrial flooding. In consequence, although the natural vegetation may be severely damaged, tropical cyclones may have less geomorphic impact. Low coral islands, such as those that occur on atolls, have the most vulnerable physical environments of all. They are little more than unconsolidated heaps of coralline sands and gravels resting on reef foundations, and are especially prone to overtopping by storm surge and cyclone-driven waves. Associated sediment movement can produce rema- able changes – sometimes the complete obliteration of an island altogether, or on other occasions the creation of entirely new land. Island sensitivity to physical change is strongly conditioned by the degree to which the existing landscape is in dynamic equilibrium with the frequency of tropical cyclones. Walsh (1977) referred to this concept as ‘landscape eq- librium with the cyclone environment’. The idea is a simple one: a severe storm is more likely to produce catastrophic change on an island where one has not struck for a long time, since many of the geomorphic features are i- equipped to withstand the impact. In contrast, on islands where the effects of tropical cyclones have been | | 出版日期 | Book 2007 | | 关键词 | Climatology; Coast; Cyclones; Ocean; South Pacific; Storm; Tropical; cyclone; sea level; meteorology; climate | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71543-8 | | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-2447-6 | | isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-71543-8 | | copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2007 |
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