Presentation and preliminary evaluation of the operational Early Warning System in Cyprus

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1213-1219

  Savvidou, K ^a   Michaelides, S ^a   Nicolaides, K A ^a   Constantinides, P ^a  

^a Meteorological Service of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

CYPRUS;

EID: 76149091891     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-1213-2009     Document Type: Article

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