Spatiotemporal changes in tornado hazard exposure: The case of the expanding bull's-eye effect in chicago, illinois

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-193

  Ashley, Walker S ^a   Strader, Stephen ^a   Rosencrants, Troy ^a   Krmenec, Andrew J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSCAPE; POPULATION GROWTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TORNADO;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898614634     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00047.1     Document Type: Article

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