Index:1959 Annual Typhoon Report.djvu

Title 1959 Annual Typhoon Report
Author Charles E. Tilden
Editor Robert F. Hoffman
Year 1960
Publisher Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Location Guam, Marianas Islands
Source djvu
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed
SECTION I Table of Contents 1
SECTION II Introduction 3
SECTION III Summary of the 1959 Typhoon Season 7
A. Number of Typhoons 8
B. Area of Formation and Development 8
C. Size and Intensity of Typhoons 9
D. Movement of Typhoons 10
SECTION IV Discussion and Evaluation of Initial Detection, Forecast Techniques Employed and Aircraft Reconnaissance 22
A. Detection Techniques 23
B. Forecast Techniques 24
C. Aircraft Reconnaissance 27
SECTION V Individual 1959 Tropical Cyclone Data 35
A. Typhoon TILDA (14-23 Apr) 37
B. Typhoon BILLIE (12-18 Jul) 45
C. Hurricane DOT (01-08 Aug) 52
D. Typhoon ELLEN (02-09 Aug) 58
E. Typhoon GEORGIA (12-14 Aug) 66
F. Typhoon IRIS (19-23 Aug) 73
G. Typhoon JOAN (25-30 Aug) 79
H. Typhoon LOUISE (30 Aug-07 Sep) 87
I. Typhoon PATSY (06-10 Sep) 95
J. Typhoon SARAH (10-18 Sep) 102
K. Typhoon VERA (21-27 Sep) 110
L. Typhoon AMY (03-07 Oct) 121
1. Radar Photo of AMY 123
M. Typhoon CHARLOTTE (09-19 Oct) 129
N. Typhoon DINAH (14-21 Oct) 140
O. Typhoon EMMA (05-13 Nov) 148
P. Typhoon FREDA (13-20 Nov) 157
Q. Typhoon GILDA (13-21 Dec) 165
R. Typhoon HARRIET (24 Dec-02 Jan) 174
SECTION VI Destructive Effects of Typhoons 183
1. Photo of ship CHANGSHA beached by Typhoon VERA 195