{"product_id":"extreme-events-isbn-9781119157014","title":"Extreme Events","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe monograph covers the fundamentals and the consequences of extreme geophysical phenomena like asteroid impacts, climatic change, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and space weather. This monograph also addresses their associated, local and worldwide socio-economic impacts. The understanding and modeling of these phenomena is critical to the development of timely worldwide strategies for the prediction of natural and anthropogenic extreme events, in order to mitigate their adverse consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis monograph is unique in as much as it is dedicated to recent theoretical, numerical and empirical developments that aim to improve:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(i) the understanding, modeling and prediction of extreme events in the geosciences, and, (ii) the quantitative evaluation of their economic consequences. The emphasis is on coupled, integrative assessment of the physical phenomena and their socio-economic impacts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its overarching theme, \u003ci\u003eExtreme Events: Observations, Modeling and Economics \u003c\/i\u003ewill be relevant to and become an important tool for researchers and practitioners in the fields of hazard and risk analysis in general, as well as to those with a special interest in climate change, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, seismo-tectonics, hydrology, and space weather.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMario Chavez, Michael Ghil, and Jaime Urrutia]Fucugauchi 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Fundamentals and Theory\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Applications of Extreme Value Theory to Environmental Data Analysis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGwladys Toulemonde, Pierre Ribereau, and Philippe Naveau 9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Dynamical Systems Approach to Extreme Events\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Nicolis and Gregoire Nicolis 23\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Skill of Data]based Predictions versus Dynamical Models: A Case Study on Extreme Temperature Anomalies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Siegert, Jochen Bröcker, and Holger Kantz 35\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Detecting and Anticipating Climate Tipping Points\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy M Lenton and Valerie N Livina 51\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Understanding ENSO Variability and Its Extrema: A Delay Differential Equation Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Ghil and Ilya Zaliapin 63\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Extreme Events in Earth’s Space Environment 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Drivers of Extreme Space Weather Events: Fast Coronal Mass Ejections\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Ruzmaikin, Joan Feynman, and Stilian Stoev 81\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: An Extreme Event at the Cretaceous\/Paleogene Boundary\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJaime Urrutia]Fucugauchi and Ligia Pérez]Cruz 93\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Climate and Weather Extremes 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Weather and Climatic Drivers of Extreme Flooding Events over the Midwest of the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew W Robertson, Yochanan Kushnir, Upmanu Lall, and Jennifer Nakamura 115\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Analysis of the Hazards and Vulnerability of the Cancun Beach System: The Case of Hurricane Wilma\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdgar Mendoza, Rodolfo Silva, Cecilia Enriquez]Ortiz, Ismael Mariño]Tapia, and Angélica Felix 125\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Observations and Modeling of Environmental and Human Damage Caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKazuhisa Goto, Fumihiko Imamura, Shunichi Koshimura, and Hideaki Yanagisawa 137\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Extreme Capillary Wave Events Under Parametric Excitation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael G Shats, Hua Xia, and Horst Punzmann 153\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Extreme Events in the Solid Earth 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 A Review of Great Magnitude Earthquakes and Associated Tsunamis along the Guerrero, Mexico Pacific Coast: A Multiproxy Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaría]Teresa Ramírez]Herrera, Néstor Corona, and Gerardo Suárez 165\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Landslide Risk to the Population of Italy and Its Geographical and Temporal Variations\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaola Salvati, Mauro Rossi, Cinzia Bianchi, and Fausto Guzzetti 177\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 An Extreme Event Approach to Volcanic Hazard Assessment\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eServando De la Cruz]Reyna and Ana Teresa Mendoza]Rosas 195\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Socioeconomic Impacts of Extreme Events 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Economic Impact of Extreme Events: An Approach Based on Extreme Value Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard W Katz 207\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Extreme Magnitude Earthquakes and Their Direct Economic Impacts: A Hybrid Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMario Chavez, Eduardo Cabrera, Silvia Garcia, Erik Chavez, Mike Ashworth, Narciso Perea, and Alejandro Salazar 219\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Tropical Cyclones: From the Influence of Climate to Their Socioeconomic Impacts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzana J Camargo and Solomon M Hsiang 303\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Impacts of Natural Disasters on a Dynamic Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Groth, Patrice Dumas, Michael Ghil, and Stéphane Hallegatte 343\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Prediction and Preparedness 361\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Extreme Tsunami Events in the Mediterranean and Its Impact on the Algerian Coasts\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLubna A Amir, Walter Dudley, and Brian G McAdoo 363\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 High]Tech Risks: The 2011 Tôhoku Extreme Events\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeriberta Castaños and Cinna Lomnitz 381\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 On Predictive Understanding of Extreme Events: Pattern Recognition Approach; Prediction Algorithms; Applications to Disaster Preparedness\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVladimir Keilis]Borok, Alexandre Soloviev, and Andrei Gabrielov 391\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Chavez\u003c\/b\u003e is a scientist at the Institute of Engineering in Mexico. He has served as a Secretary (1981-1983) and Vice President (1991-1993) of the Mexican Society for Earthquake Engineering AC, Network Director accelerograph and Seismological Research Institute for Engineering, Guadalajara, Mexico (1993-1998 ), and also as an External Adviser of the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources of the Government of Mexico (2001-2003). He has published 30 articles in journals and 65 conferences, national and international, as well as 76 technical studies. He has directed 12 theses of Bachelor, Masters and 7 Doctoral. His research interests include seismic risk in urban and industrial environment, numerical modeling with supercomputer seismic waves propagation, and extreme events and their economic impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Ghil\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished research Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Director of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at UCLA. He joined the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)) in the year 2002 as a distinguished Professor of Geosciences. He is a highly cited author in the field of geosciences with his research focus on the physics of climate change on all time scales. He is the author of a dozen books and over 275 refereed articles (including the Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA) and book chapters in the area of geophysics and climate dynamics. His research interests include atmospheric and oceanic sciences, climate dynamics, dynamical and complex systems theory, estimation theory, extreme events and prediction, geophysical fluid dynamics, macroeconomics, numerical and statistical methods, remote sensing and applications. He was awarded the 2011 Alfred Wegener Medal from the European Geosciences Union and has been recognized as an honorary member of the Union in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaime Urrutia Fucugauchi\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the Institute of Geophysics at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) since 1997 and is a Professor at the Institute of Geophysics at UNAM since 1984. He is also the Chairman, Department of Geomagnetism and Geophysical Exploration at the Institute of Geophysics, UNAM (since 1984). He is a former President of the Mexican Geophysical Union (1985-1987). He has also served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research (1993-1995) (American Geophysical Union). He has over 200 research articles in the field. His research interests include Geo- and Paleo-magnetism, Magnetostratigraphy, Paleogeography and Tectonics, Paleoclimatic and Environmental Evolution and Exploration Geophysics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989191672037,"sku":"NP9781119157014","price":224.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119157014.jpg?v=1761783149","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/extreme-events-isbn-9781119157014","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}