Assessing the performance of a vulnerability index during oppressive heat across georgia, United States

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 253-263

  Maier, George ^a   Grundstein, Andrew ^b   Jang, Woncheol ^c   Li, Chao ^b   Naeher, Luke P ^b   Shepherd, Marshall ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE; MAPPING METHOD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; URBAN AREA; VULNERABILITY;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898628345     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00037.1     Document Type: Article

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