Comparison of local and basinwide methods for risk assessment of tropical cyclone landfall

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-367

  Hall, Timothy M ^a   Jewson, Stephen ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COASTAL REGIONS; HISTORICAL OBSERVATIONS; LOCAL MODELS; NUMBER DISTRIBUTIONS; RATE PREDICTIONS; SAMPLING ERRORS; SCORING SCHEMES; TROPICAL CYCLONES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

MODELING; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57649156040     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1720.1     Document Type: Article

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