Temporal and spatial distributions of wind storm damages in the United States

Climatic Change

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 473-482

  Changnon, Stanley A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; AVERAGE LOSS; HIGH WINDS; PROPERTY LOSS; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM DAMAGE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPWARD TREND; WEST COAST;

DISASTERS; STORMS;

LANDFORMS;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STORM DAMAGE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349108394     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-008-9518-6     Document Type: Article

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