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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-12-1201-2012
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Research article
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26 Apr 2012
Research article |
| 26 Apr 2012
Surveying rip current survivors: preliminary insights into the experiences of being caught in rip currents
D. Drozdzewski
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
W. Shaw
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
D. Dominey-Howes
Australia-Pacific Tsunami Research Centre and Natural Hazards Research Laboratory, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
R. Brander
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
T. Walton
Australia-Pacific Tsunami Research Centre and Natural Hazards Research Laboratory, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
A. Gero
Institute of Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
S. Sherker
Surf Life Saving Australia (SLS), Rosebery, Sydney, NSW 2018, Australia
J. Goff
Australia-Pacific Tsunami Research Centre and Natural Hazards Research Laboratory, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
B. Edwick
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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