The storm of 31 January to 1 February 1953 and its impact on Scotland

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 283-295

  Hickey, Kieran R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Impacts; Storm

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATURAL DISASTER; STORM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035738433     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00369220118737129     Document Type: Article

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