Definition, diagnosis, and origin of extreme weather and climate events

Climate Extremes and Society

Volumn 9780521870283, Issue , 2008, Pages 11-23

  Stephenson, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; HURRICANES; METEOROLOGY; STORMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGES; CLIMATE EXTREMES; COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES; EXTREME WEATHER; SOCIETAL CHANGES; SOCIETAL CONCERNS; STATISTICAL AVERAGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84927973098     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511535840.003     Document Type: Chapter

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