Wind storm loss estimations in the Canton of Vaud (Western Switzerland)
A storm loss model that was first developed for Germany is applied to the much smaller geographic area of the canton of Vaud, in Western Switzerland. 24 major wind storms that struck the region during the period 1990–2010 are analysed, and outputs are compared to loss observations provided by an ins...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-12-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/3789/2012/nhess-12-3789-2012.pdf |