Significant winter weather events and associated socioeconomic impacts (Federal Aid Expenditures) across Oklahoma: 2000-10

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-58

  Trevor Grout, ^a   Hong, Yang ^a   Jeffrey Basara, ^b   Balabhaskar Balasundaram, ^c   Zhenyu Kong, ^c   Satish T S Bukkapatnam, ^c  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Oklahoma State University   (United States)

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EID: 84866307459     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-11-00057.1     Document Type: Article

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