• Here are entered works on strong tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans.
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  URI(s)

  • http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063195
  • info:lc/authorities/sh85063195
  • http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85063195#concept

• Instance Of

  • MADS/RDF Topic
  • MADS/RDF Authority
  • SKOS Concept

• Scheme Membership(s)

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings

• Collection Membership(s)

  • LCSH Collection - Authorized Headings
  • LCSH Collection - General Collection
  • LCSH Collection - May Subdivide Geographically

• Broader Terms

  • Cyclones

• Narrower Terms

  • Hurricane Agnes, 1972
  • Hurricane Alicia, 1983
  • Hurricane Alma, 1966
  • Hurricane Andrew, 1992
  • Hurricane Anita, 1977
  • Hurricane Audrey, 1957
  • Hurricane Barry, 1983
  • Hurricane Belle, 1976
  • Hurricane Bertha, 1996
  • Hurricane Betsy, 1965
  • Hurricane Beulah, 1967
  • Hurricane Bob, 1991
  • Hurricane Bonnie, 1998
  • Hurricane Camille, 1969
  • Hurricane Carla, 1961
  • Hurricane Carol, 1954
  • Hurricane Charley, 2004
  • Hurricane David, 1979
  • Hurricane Dean, 2007
  • Hurricane Dennis, 1999
  • Hurricane Dennis, 2005
  • Hurricane Diana, 1984
  • Hurricane Diane, 1955
  • Hurricane Dolly, 2008
  • Hurricane Donna, 1960
  • Hurricane Dora, 1964
  • Hurricane Edna, 1954
  • Hurricane Elena, 1985
  • Hurricane Eloise, 1975
  • Hurricane Emily, 1954
  • Hurricane Emily, 2005
  • Hurricane Evelyn, 1977
  • Hurricane Felix, 2007
  • Hurricane Flora, 1963
  • Hurricane Floyd, 1999
  • Hurricane Fran, 1996
  • Hurricane Frances, 2004
  • Hurricane Frederic, 1979
  • Hurricane Georges, 1998
  • Hurricane Gilbert, 1988
  • Hurricane Gloria, 1985
  • Hurricane Gustav, 2008
  • Hurricane Hattie, 1961
  • Hurricane Hazel, 1954
  • Hurricane Hilda, 1955
  • Hurricane Hugo, 1989
  • Hurricane Igor, 2010
  • Hurricane Ike, 2008
  • Hurricane Inez, 1966
  • Hurricane Iniki, 1992
  • Hurricane Ione, 1955
  • Hurricane Irene, 1999
  • Hurricane Iris, 2001
  • Hurricane Isabel, 2003
  • Hurricane Isidore, 2002
  • Hurricane Ivan, 2004
  • Hurricane Iwa, 1982
  • Hurricane Janet, 1955
  • Hurricane Jeanne, 2004
  • Hurricane Joan, 1988
  • Hurricane Juan, 2003
  • Hurricane Katrina, 2005
  • Hurricane Lenny, 1999
  • Hurricane Liza, 1976
  • Hurricane Marilyn, 1995
  • Hurricane Mitch, 1998
  • Hurricane modification
  • Hurricane Opal, 1995
  • Hurricane Pauline, 1997
  • Hurricane protection
  • Hurricane Rita, 2005
  • Hurricane Sandy, 2012
  • Hurricane Stan, 2005
  • Hurricane Wilma, 2005
  • Labor Day Hurricane, 1935
  • New England Hurricane, 1938

• Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/46181

• Sources

  • found: Britannica online, June 2, 2011 (hurricane: local name in the Caribbean, North Atlantic, and eastern North Pacific regions for a large tropical cyclone)
  • found: 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)
  • found: 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])

• LC Classification

  • HV635.5-HV636
  • QC944-QC948

• General Notes

  • Here are entered works on strong tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans.

• Example Notes

  • Notes under [Cyclones; Storms]

• Change Notes

  • 1986-02-11: new
  • 2011-08-30: revised

• Alternate Formats

  • RDF/XML (MADS and SKOS)
  • N-Triples (MADS and SKOS)
  • JSON (MADS/RDF and SKOS/RDF)
  • MADS - RDF/XML
  • MADS - N-Triples
  • MADS/RDF - JSON
  • SKOS - RDF/XML
  • SKOS - N-Triples
  • SKOS - JSON
  • MADS/XML
  • MARC/XML

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