As the wind blows? Understanding hurricane damages at the local level through a case study analysis

Weather, Climate, and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-217

  Czajkowski, Jeffrey ^a,b   Done, James ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Towers Watson   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VULNERABILITY; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898631373     PISSN: 19488327     EISSN: 19488335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WCAS-D-13-00024.1     Document Type: Article

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