The increasing severity of circumpacific natural disasters

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 380-390

  Ernst, W G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; NATURAL DISASTER; PLATE BOUNDARY;

PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 0034763810     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810109465019     Document Type: Article

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