Modelling risk hurricane elements in potentially affected areas by a GIS system

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-373

  Taramelli, Andrea ^a   Melelli, Laura ^b   Pasqui, Massimiliano ^c   Sorichetta, Alessandro ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMPLEMENTARY DATA; DATA SETS; GEO-SPATIAL; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUND DATA; HIGH WINDS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; KEY ATTRIBUTES; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; OFFLINE; POPULATION DATA; RIVER NETWORK; STORM SURGES; STRUCTURE MODELS; STUDY AREAS; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BATHYMETRY; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HURRICANE EFFECTS;

EID: 79958699956     PISSN: 19475705     EISSN: 19475713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475705.2010.532972     Document Type: Article

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