How individuals process NWS weather warning messages on their cell phones

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 254-265

  Casteel, Mark A ^a   Downing, Joe R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLASH FLOOD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INNOVATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TORNADO; WEATHER FORECASTING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880858625     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-12-00031.1     Document Type: Article

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