Preliminary results of the Social Impact Research Group of MEDEX: The request database (2000-2002) of two Meteorological Services

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2643-2652

  Amaro, J ^a   Gayaa M ^b   Aran, M ^a   Llasat, M C ^c  

^a Meteorological Service of Catalonia   (Spain)

^b AEMET   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DATABASE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; METEOROLOGY; NATURAL HAZARD; SOCIAL IMPACT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 78650544873     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-2643-2010     Document Type: Article

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