Operational early warning systems for water-related hazards in Europe

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-49

  Alfieri, Lorenzo ^a   Salamon, Peter ^a   Pappenberger, Florian ^b   Wetterhall, Fredrik ^b   Thielen, Jutta ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture of risk prevention; Numerical weather predictions; Operational early warning systems; Water related hazards

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COASTAL FLOOD; COOPERATION; DEBRIS FLOW; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; FLASH FLOOD; FLOODING; HAZARD; LANDSLIDE; MUD FLOW; OPERATIONAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; RIVER FLOOD; SURFACE WATER FLOOD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WATER RELATED HAZARD; WEATHER;

EID: 84860140682     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.01.008     Document Type: Review

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