Spatiotemporal analysis of tornado exposure in five US metropolitan areas

Natural Hazards

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 121-140

  Rosencrants, Troy D ^a   Ashley, Walker S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Hazards; Population dynamics; Tornado

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METEOROLOGICAL HAZARD; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM TRACK; TORNADO;

ATLANTA; CHICAGO; DALLAS; FORT WORTH; GEORGIA; ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; OKLAHOMA [OKLAHOMA (STT)]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; SAINT LOUIS [MISSOURI]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85027941110     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1704-z     Document Type: Article

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