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Natural Hazards Center
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Summary
Abstract: The Natural Hazards Center, located at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
Colorado, USA, is a national and international clearinghouse for information on
natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters. The Natural
Hazards Center carries out its mission in four principal areas: information
dissemination, an annual workshop, research, and library services. The center's
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Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: The Natural Hazards Observer is the bimonthly periodical of the Natural Hazards
Center. It covers current disaster issues; new international, national, and
local disaster management, mitigation, and education programs; hazards
research; political and policy developments; new information sources and Web
sites; upcoming conferences; and recent publications. Distributed to over
15,000 subscribers in the United States and abroad via printed copies and our
Web site, the Observer focuses on news regarding human adaptation and response
to natural hazards and other catastrophic events and provides a forum for
concerned individuals to express opinions and generate new ideas through
invited personal articles.
Service Citation
Provider: University of Colorado-Boulder
URL: http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/
Service Keywords
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES >AGRICULTURAL ADVISORIES Parameter Definition
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES >GEOLOGICAL ADVISORIES Parameter Definition
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Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >DROUGHT Parameter Definition
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
BIOTA
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
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Ancillary Keywords
Lists and Indices of Disaster Information
Periodicals and Listserves of the Natural Hazards
On-line Library Database

Service Provider
UCO/NHC > Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: DIANE SMITH
Phone: (303) 492-6818
Fax: (303) 492-2151
Email: Diane.Smith at Colorado.EDU
Contact Address:
Natural Hazards Center
University of Colorado
482 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0482
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Electronic
Distribution_Format: HTML, PDF
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Gillette, D.A. and Stockton, P.H., 1986. Mass momentum and kinetic energy
fluxes of saltating particles. In: W.G. Nickling (Editor), Aeolian
Geomorphology. Allen and Unwin, Boston, London, Sydney, pp. 35-56.

Gillies, J.A., Lancaster, N., Nickling, W.G. and Crawley, D., 2000. Field
determination of drag forces and shear stress partitioning effects for a desert
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
SERF Last Revision Date: 2013-02-07
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