| LC control no. | sh 85063195 |
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| LC classification | HV635.5 HV636 Emergency management QC944 QC948 Meteorology |
| Topical heading | Hurricanes |
| See also | Cyclones |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on strong tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans. |
| Subject example tracing | Notes under Cyclones; Storms |
| Found in | Britannica online, June 2, 2011 (hurricane: local name in the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and eastern North Pacific regions for a large tropical cyclone) Encyc. of world climatology, c2005: p. 420 (the word hurricane is a regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160°E) p. 751 (if the maximum sustained winds at the surface are 33 m s⁻¹ (65 knots) or greater, a tropical cyclone is classified as a hurricane in the western hemisphere (i.e. over the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and central North Pacific Oceans), as a typhoon over the western Pacific Ocean, and as a severe cyclone over the Indian Ocean) NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Lab. WWW site, June 2, 2011: hurricane FAQ > A1, what is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? (the terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone"; if winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph), then they are called: "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E) ... [and other terms in other oceanic regions]) |
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