An examination of rip current fatalities in the United States

Natural Hazards

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-175

  Gensini, Victor A ^a   Ashley, Walker S ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Drownings; Fatality distributions; Rip currents

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HIGH PRESSURE; NATURAL HAZARD; OCEANIC CURRENT; RIP CURRENT; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955094460     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9458-0     Document Type: Article

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