Disaster mitigation and societal impacts

Global Perspectives On Tropical Cyclones: From Science To Mitigation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 409-436

  King, David ^a   Davidson, Jim ^b   Anderson Berry, Linda ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84893403307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814293488_0013     Document Type: Chapter

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