Hurricane Climate Data
Abstract The historical record of tropical cyclones over the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico extends back more than half a millennium. Geological records provide clues to hurricane activity farther back still. This chapter identifies the sources of historical hurricane data for the...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1999
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195125085.003.0003 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52435207/isbn-9780195125085-book-part-3.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract The historical record of tropical cyclones over the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico extends back more than half a millennium. Geological records provide clues to hurricane activity farther back still. This chapter identifies the sources of historical hurricane data for the North Atlantic basin. It provides a chronology of the technological advances that make it possible to accurately account for past and present tropical cyclone activity. Caveats concerning the limitation of the classifications outlined in Chapter 2 within the context of data resolution and reliability are considered. The chapter concludes with a look at the potential for improvements and extensions to the historical hurricane record through the use of proxy reconstruction methods. |
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