Detecting heat waves: comparison of various heat wave definitions with excess mortality
<p> Four different heat wave definitions (as outlined by Hajat et al, 2006; Dlppoliti et al, 2010; Anderson and Bell, 2011; Nairn and Fawcett, 2013) were used to characterize heat wave mortality across the United States. The goal was to identify if certain definitions perform better or worse t...
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04302014-175446/ |