On estimating hurricane return periods

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 837-844

  Emanuel, Kerry ^a   Jagger, Thomas ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage assessment; Hurricanes; Risk assessment; Societal impacts; Statistical techniques; Storm tracks; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; SOCIETAL IMPACTS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

DAMAGE DETECTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HURRICANES; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STORMS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

HURRICANE; PROBABILITY; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

EID: 77955587317     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2236.1     Document Type: Article

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