Devastating North Atlantic hurricanes : 1938-1965 / compiled from data provided by Environmental Data Service, Environmental Science Services Administration -- Frequency of tornadoes : 1953-1962 / compiled from data provided by Environmental Data Service, ESSA -- Mean annual number of days with thunderstorms / Adapted from a 1:20,000,000-scale map by Environmental Data Service, ESSA -- Maximum expected winds : 50-year mean recurrence interval / Adapted from a 1:10,000,000-scale map by Environmental Data Service, ESSA, published in ASCE: Journal of the Structural Division, v. 94, no. ST 7, July 1968, p. 1793.
Four physical maps representing the United States, featuring storms - hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms and winds - based upon data up to 1968. Maps also show political boundaries, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as bar scales and scale statements...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1968
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| Summary: | Four physical maps representing the United States, featuring storms - hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms and winds - based upon data up to 1968. Maps also show political boundaries, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as bar scales and scale statements (scales differ). Presented with Lambert Conformal Conic Projection. With two inset maps within the second through third maps: Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Together, maps are 42 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Maps appear in Special subject maps section, subsection Physical : Climate. The national atlas of the United States of America, by the United States Geological Survey; published in Washington D. C., 1970. Bound in navy blue board, with title printed in silver on both front cover and spine. Accompanied by envelope with six overlay sheets, tucked between final page and back cover of volume. Collation: [i-vi], vii-xiii, [1], 2-417, A1, A2, B1, B2, C, D. Atlas contains 770 maps and 18 charts. Includes a dedication, foreward, list of contributors, introduction, table of contents and index to map subjects. Topic covered: physical geography, history, economics, culture, administrative boundaries and cartography. In addition, atlas also provides maps of the world, as related to the United States. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, glaciers, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and time zones. Topical maps feature other details, such as history, geology, climate, agriculture, population, racial demographics (including indigenous peoples), religion, language and transportation. Some maps use data visualization to further illustrate geographical information, with charts overlaid upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. Geological Survey: The National Atlas of the United States of America was published in 1970. It was designed to be of practical use to decision makers in ... |
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