Investigation of superstorm Sandy 2012 in a multi-disciplinary approach

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2579-2598

  Kunz, M ^a,b   Muhr B ^a,b   Kunz Plapp, T ^a,b   Daniell, J E ^a,b   Khazai, B ^a,b   Wenzel, F ^a,b   Vannieuwenhuyse, M ^a,b   Comes, T ^a,b   Elmer, F ^a,c   Schroter K ^a,c   Fohringer, J ^a,c   Munzberg T ^a,b   Lucas, C ^a,b   Zschau, J ^a,c  

^a Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology CEDIM   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REAL TIME; STORM SURGE; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN SEA; CUBA; HAITI; JAMAICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885980589     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-2579-2013     Document Type: Article

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