Evaluation of golestan province's early warning system for flash floods, Iran, 2006-7

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Ardalan, Ali ^a   Holakouie Naieni, Kourosh ^a   Kabir, Mohamad Javad ^b   Zanganeh, Ali Mohamad ^b   Keshtkar, Abbas Ali ^b   Honarvar, Mohamad Reza ^b   Khodaie, Hanieh ^c   Osooli, Mehdi ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Early warning system; Flash flood; Iran

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODING; IRAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; IRAN; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 65049090162     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0210-y     Document Type: Article

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