Warning systems for natural threats

Georisk

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-20

  Einstein, H H ^a   Sousa, R ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood; Hurricane; Natural hazard; Risk assessment; Tsunami; Warning system

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349164157     PISSN: 17499518     EISSN: 17499526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17499510601127087     Document Type: Article

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