Boater safety: Communicating weather forecast information to high-stakes end users

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-19

  Savelli, Sonia ^a   Joslyn, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84866311046     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-11-00025.1     Document Type: Article

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