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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-3249-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-3249-2013
Research article
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13 Dec 2013
Research article |  | 13 Dec 2013

Tsunami evacuation modelling as a tool for risk reduction: application to the coastal area of El Salvador

P. González-Riancho, I. Aguirre-Ayerbe, I. Aniel-Quiroga, S. Abad, M. González, J. Larreynaga, F. Gavidia, O. Q. Gutiérrez, J. A. Álvarez-Gómez, and R. Medina

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