Medicane risk in a changing climate

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5992-6001

  Romero, R ^a   Emanuel, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; extreme windstorms; medicanes; Mediterranean; return periods; statistical deterministic approach

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; MAPS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STORMS;

EXTREME WINDSTORMS; MEDICANES; MEDITERRANEAN; RETURN PERIODS; STATISTICAL-DETERMINISTIC APPROACH;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84880864132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50475     Document Type: Article

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