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Author
Batts, M. E. | Cordes, M. R. | Russell, L. R. | Shaver, J. R. | Simiu, E.
Title
Hurricane Wind Speeds in the United States. Building Science Series (Final).
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Larry Russell and Associates, Inc., Houston, TX
Sponsor
Department of Energy, Washington, DC National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
Report
NBS BSS 124, May 1980,
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
NSF-ENV77-16113
Keywords
wind velocity | hurricanes
Abstract
A Monte Carlo simulation technique is used to obtain estimates of hurricane wind speeds in the Gulf and East Coasts of the United States. The paper describes the sources of data, the probabilistic models for the climatological characteristics of hurricanes, and the physical models for the hurricane wind speed field used in the estimations.