Assessing responses to national weather service warnings: The case of a tornado

Studies in Applied Geography and Spatial Analysis: Addressing Real World Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 311-324

  Montz, Burrell E ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85014532257     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781007969.00024     Document Type: Chapter

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