An overview of a demographic study of united states emergency managers

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-203

  Weaver, John ^a   Harkabus, Lindsey C ^b   Braun, Jeffry ^a   Millller, Steven ^a   Cox, Rob ^c   Griffith, John ^c   Mazur, Rebecccca J ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Troy University   (United States)

^c National Weather Service Forecast Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); MANAGERS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

AGE GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES; RESPONSE FIELDS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; WEATHER EVENTS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 84898619861     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00183.1     Document Type: Review

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