The observed clustering of damaging extratropical cyclones in Europe

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 901-913

  Cusack, Stephen ^a  

^a RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; DATA SET; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; STORM TRACK;

CENTRAL EUROPE; FRANCE;

EID: 84966392053     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-16-901-2016     Document Type: Article

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