Hine, Albert C. and Evans, Mark W. and Mearns, David L. and Belknap, Daniel P. (1987) Effect of Hurricane Elena on Florida's marsh-dominated coast: Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties. Gainsville, FL, Florida Sea Grant College, (Florida Sea Grant College Technical Paper, 49)
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Abstract
During late August and early September, 1985, Hurricane Elena passed erratically through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening landfall across the west-central Florida coast. This class 3 (maximum winds were 110 knots)hurricane's unusual path caused i t t o remain approximately stationary about 100 km off the west-central coast of Florida for 36 hours. Eventually, Elena passed off to the west-northwest making 1 and fall along the Mississippi coast. Hurricane Elena caused the largest evacuation in. U.S. history of people from coastal lowlands. This storm also caused widespread property damage and is one of the most expensive storms on record. (38pp.)
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| Title: | Effect of Hurricane Elena on Florida's marsh-dominated coast: Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties | ||||||||||
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| Series Name: | Florida Sea Grant College Technical Paper | ||||||||||
| Number: | 49 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1987 | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | Florida Sea Grant College | ||||||||||
| Place of Publication: | Gainsville, FL | ||||||||||
| Department: | Department of Marine Science | ||||||||||
| Institution: | University of South Florida | ||||||||||
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hurricanes, Florida, marsh, coastal erosion, mangroves, Hurricane Elena, Hurricane Kate | ||||||||||
| Subjects: | Atmospheric Sciences Oceanography Environment | ||||||||||
| Item ID: | 30 | ||||||||||
| Depositing User: | Stephanie Haas | ||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2007 15:11 | ||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2011 00:42 | ||||||||||
| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/30 |
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