Atlantic hurricane risks: Preparing for the plausible

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 7604-7608

  Grossmann, Iris ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC HURRICANE; ROBUST DECISIONS;

HURRICANES;

DECISION MAKING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; DESTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HURRICANE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CYCLONIC STORMS; FORECASTING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 70449931818     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803533t     Document Type: Review

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