Assessment of lightning-related damage and disruption in Canada

Natural Hazards

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 481-499

  Mills, Brian ^a   Unrau, Dan ^a   Pentelow, Laurel ^a   Spring, Kelsey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Casualty; Cost; Damage; Disruption; Lightning; Thunderstorm

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LIGHTNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM DAMAGE;

CANADA;

EID: 77649237357     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9391-2     Document Type: Article

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