Atlantic basin, U.S. and Caribbean landfall activity rates over the 2006-2010 period: An insurance industry perspective

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 59 A, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-510

  Lonfat, Manuel ^a   Boissonnade, Auguste ^b   Muir Wood, Robert ^a  

^a RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

^b RMS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; HURRICANE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547409949     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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