Tropical storm impact in Central America

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-28

  Palmieri, Sabino ^a   Teodonio, Lorenzo ^a   Siani, Anna Maria ^a   Casale, Giuseppe Rocco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Casualties; Central America; Damage estimate; Energy dissipation; Impact index; Land track; Tropical storms

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; STORMS; TROPICS;

CASUALTIES; CENTRAL AMERICA; DAMAGE ESTIMATES; IMPACT INDEX; TROPICAL STORMS;

HURRICANES;

CLIMATE EFFECT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; STORM DAMAGE; STORM TRACK; VULNERABILITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 33748203090     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1350482705001994     Document Type: Article

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