Derecho hazards in the United States

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1577-1592

  Ashley, Walker S ^a   Mote, Thomas L ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HAZARDS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; TORNADOES; WIND EFFECTS;

CASUALTIES; DAMAGE ESTIMATES; WINDSTORM;

STORMS;

EID: 28144449708     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-86-11-1577     Document Type: Article

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