Exploring variations in people's sources, uses, and perceptions of weather forecasts

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-192

  Demuth, Julie L ^a   Lazo, Jeffrey K ^a   Morss, Rebecca E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84866324281     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011WCAS1061.1     Document Type: Article

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