Applying the science of communication to the communication of science

Climatic Change

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 701-705

  Fischhoff, Baruch ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80053332884     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0183-9     Document Type: Article

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