Tropical Cyclones Affecting Guam.

Abstract

A climatology of tropical storms passing within 180 nm of Guam is presented for the period 1948-1975. A review of all typhoons affecting Guam is carried back to 1800 and some noteworthy typhoons of the 1600's are included. The survey encompasses the frequency, behavior, meteorological effects and descriptive chronicles of Guam tropical storms. The major emphasis is on the period since World War II. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA064534

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Holliday

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Fleet Weather Central
  • Floods
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorology
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Second World War
  • Storm Surges
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.