EGU Journal Logos (RGB) Open Access Open Access Open Access Advances in Annales Nonlinear Processes Geosciences Geophysicae in Geophysics Open Access Open Access Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 1445–1455, 2013 Natural Hazards Natural Hazards www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1445/2013/ doi:10.5194/nhess-13-1445-2013 and Earth System and Earth System © Author(s) 2013. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Sciences Sciences Discussions Open Access Open Access Atmospheric Atmospheric Chemistry Chemistry and Physics and Physics Augmenting Austrian flood management practices through Discussions Open Access Open Access geospatial predictive analytics: a study in CarinthiaAtmospheric Atmospheric Measurement Measurement S. M. Ward1 and G. Paulus2 Techniques Techniques 1 Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Discussions 2 Open Access Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, School of GeoInformation, Villach, Austria Open Access Correspondence to: S. M. Ward (
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