Recent studies suggest that tropical cyclones are more powerful than in the past with the most dramatic increase in the North Atlantic. The increase is correlated with an increase in ocean temperature. A debate concerns the nature ofthese increases with some scientists attributing them to a natural climate fluctuation and others suggesting climate change related to anthropogenic increases in forcing from greenhouse gases. A Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change was held during the spring of 2007 on the island of Crete that brought together leading academics and researchers on both sides of the scientific debate to discuss new research and express opinions about what will happen in the future with regard to hurricane activity. This proceedings volume highlights the state-of-the-science research into various aspects of the hurricane-climate connection. It is likely that the science presented here will lead to new research that will help answer crucial questions about our sustainable future. Uniquein its scope drawing from an international community of scholars in the fieldof hurricane climate science Science addresses a variety of perspectives ranging from the microphysics of lightning to geological evidence of prehistoric storminess INDICE: From the contents Detection and Attribution of Climate Change Effects on Tropical Cyclones.-Electrification in Hurricanes: Implications for Water Vapor in the Tropical Tropopause Layer.- The Long-Term Natural Variablity ofTropical Cyclones in Australia.- Statistical Link between United States Tropical Cyclone Activity and the Solar Cycle.- Five-year Prediction of the Number of Hurricanes that make U.S. Landfall.- A New Index for Tropical Cyclone Development from Sea Surface Temperature and Evaporation Fields.- Probability of Hurricane Intensification and United States Hurricane Landfall under Conditions of Elevated Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures.- Wavelet-Lag Regression Analysis of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones.- Network Analysis of U.S. Hurricanes.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-09409-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés