Winter storm risk of residential structures – model development and application to the German state of Baden-Württemberg

The derivation of probabilities of high wind speeds and the establishment of risk curves for storm damage is of prime importance in natural hazard risk analysis. Risk curves allow the assessment of damage being exceeded at a given level of probability. <P> In this paper, a method for the asses...

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Main Authors: P. Heneka, T. Hofherr, B. Ruck, C. Kottmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/6/721/2006/nhess-6-721-2006.pdf