A catalog of high-impact windstorms in Switzerland since 1859
In recent decades, extremely hazardous windstorms have caused enormous losses to buildings, infrastructure and forests in Switzerland. This has increased societal and scientific interest in the intensity and frequency of historical high-impact storms. However, high-resolution wind data and damage st...
Main Authors: | P. Stucki, S. Brönnimann, O. Martius, C. Welker, M. Imhof, N. von Wattenwyl, N. Philipp |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-11-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/2867/2014/nhess-14-2867-2014.pdf |
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