Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Coastal Flooding From Hurricanes
Publisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Storm surges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Evaluation of the FEMA Model for Estimating Potential Coastal Flooding from Hurricanes and Its Application to Lee County, Florida
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Coastal Flooding From Hurricanes
Publisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Storm surges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Storm surges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
Book Description
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1278
Book Description
Coast Lines
Author: Mark Monmonier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226534049
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to all aspects of coastal existence—chiefly economic, residential, and environmental—as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. It is this facet of coastal life that Mark Monmonier tackles in Coast Lines. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, Monmonier reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Whether for sailing charts or property maps, Monmonier shows, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. Coast Lines is peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline’s length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access. Combing maritime history and the history of technology, Coast Lines charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images and explores the societal impact of coastal cartography on everything from global warming to homeland security. Returning to the form of his celebrated Air Apparent, Monmonier ably renders the topic of coastal cartography accessible to both general readers and historians of science, technology, and maritime studies. In the post-Katrina era, when the map of entire regions can be redrawn by a single natural event, the issues he raises are more important than ever.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226534049
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to all aspects of coastal existence—chiefly economic, residential, and environmental—as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. It is this facet of coastal life that Mark Monmonier tackles in Coast Lines. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, Monmonier reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Whether for sailing charts or property maps, Monmonier shows, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. Coast Lines is peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline’s length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access. Combing maritime history and the history of technology, Coast Lines charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images and explores the societal impact of coastal cartography on everything from global warming to homeland security. Returning to the form of his celebrated Air Apparent, Monmonier ably renders the topic of coastal cartography accessible to both general readers and historians of science, technology, and maritime studies. In the post-Katrina era, when the map of entire regions can be redrawn by a single natural event, the issues he raises are more important than ever.
NOAA Technical Report NWS.
Author: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publisher:
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Meteorology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Lee County, Florida, Shore Protection Project (Gasparilla and Estero Islands), General Reevaluation Report
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Lee County, Florida, Shore Protection Project (Gasparilla and Estero Islands)
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Hurricane Storm Surge Research
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment
Publisher:
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Category : Hurricane protection
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hurricane protection
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Storm Surge Analysis
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Storm surges
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Storm surges
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Measuring and Understanding Coastal Processes
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309041295
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Much of the U.S. coastline is rapidly changingâ€"mostly eroding. That fact places increasing pressure on the planners and managers responsible for coastal development and protection, and could have a direct effect on many of the 125 million Americans living within 50 miles of the coast who rely on its resources and beaches for their livelihood or recreation. Although rapid advances have been made in the measurement systems needed to understand and describe the forces and changes at work in the surf-zone environment, their potential for allowing more accurate and reliable planning and engineering responses has not been fully realized. This book assesses coastal data needs, instrumentation, and analyses, and recommends areas in which more information or better instrumentation is needed.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309041295
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Much of the U.S. coastline is rapidly changingâ€"mostly eroding. That fact places increasing pressure on the planners and managers responsible for coastal development and protection, and could have a direct effect on many of the 125 million Americans living within 50 miles of the coast who rely on its resources and beaches for their livelihood or recreation. Although rapid advances have been made in the measurement systems needed to understand and describe the forces and changes at work in the surf-zone environment, their potential for allowing more accurate and reliable planning and engineering responses has not been fully realized. This book assesses coastal data needs, instrumentation, and analyses, and recommends areas in which more information or better instrumentation is needed.
Proceedings of the 54th Meeting of the Coastal Engineering Research Board
Author: Coastal Engineering Research Board. Meeting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description