Relationship between radar-derived hail kinetic energy and damage to insured buildings for severe hailstorms in Eastern Australia

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-235

  Schuster, Sandra S ^a   Blong, Russell J ^b   McAneney, K John ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Buildings; CAPPI; Claims; Hail; Insurance; Radar

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CORRELATION METHODS; INSURANCE; KINETIC ENERGY; RADAR; REFLECTION;

CONSTANT ALTITUDE PLAN POSITION INDICATORS (CAPPI); HAILSTORMS; INSURANCE CLAIMS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

BUILDING; HAIL; KINETIC ENERGY; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RADAR; STORM; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; SYDNEY;

EID: 33746711697     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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