Spatiotemporal variations in heat-related health risk in three Midwestern US cities between 1990 and 2010

Geocarto International

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-84

  Johnson, Daniel P ^a   Webber, J Jeremy ^a   Urs Beerval Ravichandra, Kavya ^a   Lulla, Vijay ^a   Stanforth, Austin C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; extreme heat; heat related health risk; remote sensing; weather related fatality

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EXTREME EVENT; HEALTH RISK; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MORTALITY; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

CHICAGO; DAYTON [OHIO]; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; INDIANAPOLIS; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899965811     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2013.799718     Document Type: Article

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