Creation and communication of hurricane risk information

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1133-1145

  Demuth, Julie L ^a   Morss, Rebecca E ^a   Morrow, Betty Hearn ^b   Lazo, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SocResearch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL INFORMATION; DESIGN AND TESTS; FLEXIBLE MECHANISMS; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; HURRICANE RISK; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; LOSS OF LIFE; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; PRODUCT SUITE; PROTECTIVE ACTION; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS; WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES;

COMMUNICATION; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HURRICANES;

EID: 84866275117     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00150.1     Document Type: Article

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