Extreme climatic events and their impacts: Examples from the swiss alps

Climate Extremes and Society

Volumn 9780521870283, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-164

  Beniston, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GREENHOUSE GASES; STORMS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC WARMING; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; ECONOMIC SECTORS; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; GAS CONCENTRATION; INTUITIVE REASONING; POPULATION PRESSURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84862128200     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511535840.010     Document Type: Chapter

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