Storm surge hazard in Canada

Natural Hazards

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 407-434

  Danard, Maurice ^a   Munro, Adam ^b   Murty, Tad ^c  

^a Atmospheric Dynamics Corporation   (Canada)

^b Environment Waikato   (New Zealand)

^c WF Baird & Associates Coastal Engineers   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disaster; Education; Hazard; Historical events; Mitigation; Risk; Warning systems

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; STORM SURGE;

CANADA;

EID: 0037993822     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022990310410     Document Type: Article

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