A Logistic regression model applied to evaluate the influence of operating time of AgI ground acetonic generators on the size and hardness of hail

Natural Hazards

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-355

  Balasch, Sebastián ^a   Romero, Rafael ^a   Ferrer, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetonic generators; Hail size and hardness; Hail suppression; Hailfall crop damages; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; HAIL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 3442885477     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NHAZ.0000035546.55306.6b     Document Type: Article

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