Effects of Track and Threat Information on Judgments of Hurricane Strike Probability

Risk Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1025-1039

  Wu, Hao Che ^a   Lindell, Michael K ^a   Prater, Carla S ^a   Samuelson, Charles D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicating uncertainty; Graphical displays; Hurricane track; Uncertainty cone

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FORECASTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMMUNICATING UNCERTAINTY; GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS; GULF OF MEXICO; HURRICANE CHARLEY; HURRICANE EVACUATION; HURRICANE PARAMETERS; INTENSITY INFORMATION; STRIKE PROBABILITIES;

HURRICANE EFFECTS;

FORECASTING METHOD; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HURRICANE CHARLEY 2004; PROBABILITY; RESIDENT POPULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; TRACKING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

FEMALE; GULF OF MEXICO; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CYCLONIC STORMS; FEMALE; GULF OF MEXICO; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84903381075     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12128     Document Type: Article

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