The tropical storm Noel and its effects on the territory of the Dominican Republic

Natural Hazards

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-158

  Izzo, Michela ^a   Aucelli, Pietro Patrizio Ciro ^b   Javier, Yudith ^c   Pérez, Caridad ^d   Rosskopf, Carmen Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c National Hydraulic Resources Institute (INDRHI)   (Dominica)

^d National Meteorological Office (ONAMET)   (Dominica)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Geomorphologic hazard; Land management; Storm impact; Tropical storm Noel

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HURRICANE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; STORM; TERRITORIAL PLANNING;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; SANTO DOMINGO [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC];

OCOA;

EID: 77649228018     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9417-9     Document Type: Article

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