| Abstract: | The following is a compilation of storm terminology, categories, and names as well as the meteorological history, damage, and paths of Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. This information is taken, except where noted, from the Web site and archives of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s National Weather Service (NWS). Greater details are available at www.nhc.noaa.gov. These facts are presented here to provide the reader background for the articles in this volume describing the storm science of the U.S. Geological Survey, which works with the NWS during hurricanes by providing real-time river stage data used by NWS to forecast river floods. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70042634 |
| Citation Author: | Farris, Gaye S. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | National Wetlands Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Science and storms-the USGS response to the hurricans of 2005 (Circular 1306) |
| Citation LatN: | 47 |
| Citation LatS: | 10 |
| Citation LonE: | -103 |
| Citation LonW: | -55 |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 4 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 4 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | This report is Chapter 2B in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005. See Circular 1306 for more information and other chapters. |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Circular |
| Citation Series Code: | CIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 1306-2B |
| Citation Search Results Text: | The major hurricanes of 2005: A few facts: Chapter 2B in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005; 2007; CIR; 1306-2B; Science and storms-the USGS response to the hurricans of 2005 (Circular 1306); Farris, Gaye S. |
| Citation Start Page: | 12 |
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| Citation Year: | 2007 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | The major hurricanes of 2005: A few facts: Chapter 2B in Science and the storms-the USGS response to the hurricanes of 2005; 2007; CIR; 1306-2B; Science and storms-the USGS response to the hurricans of 2005 (Circular 1306); Farris, Gaye S. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1306/ |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1306/pdf/c1306_ch2_b.pdf |
| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Jan 2007 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
