The extreme weather risk indicators (EWRI) for the European transport system

Natural Hazards

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 189-210

  Molarius, R ^a   Kononen V ^a   Leviakangas P ^b   Zulkarnain, ^a   Ronty J ^a   Hietajarvi A M ^a   Oiva, K ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

EWENT; Extreme weather; Risk; Transport; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; EXTREME EVENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; VULNERABILITY; WEATHER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84898055987     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0650-x     Document Type: Article

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