Public perceptions of a rip current hazard education program: “Break the Grip of the Rip!”

Houser, Chris; Trimble, Sarah; Brander, Robert; Brewster, B. Chris; Dusek, Greg; Jones, Deborah; Kuhn, John

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1003-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1003-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1003-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

Research article

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04 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 04 Jul 2017

Public perceptions of a rip current hazard education program: “Break the Grip of the Rip!”

Chris Houser, Sarah Trimble, Robert Brander, B. Chris Brewster, Greg Dusek, Deborah Jones, and John Kuhn

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Final revised paper (published on 04 Jul 2017)
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Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Feb 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Chris Houser, 04 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Public Perceptions of a Rip Current Hazard Education Program:', Robin Davidson-Arnott, 10 Mar 2017
- AC3: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Chris Houser, 04 Apr 2017
AC1: 'Author Response and Proposed Revisions to Manuscript', Chris Houser, 04 Apr 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (13 Apr 2017) by Vassiliki Kotroni

AR by Chris Houser on behalf of the Authors (12 May 2017)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 May 2017) by Vassiliki Kotroni

RR by Olga Petrucci (29 May 2017)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (31 May 2017) by Vassiliki Kotroni

AR by Chris Houser on behalf of the Authors (04 Jun 2017) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Rip currents pose a major global beach hazard. Despite increased social research into beach-goer experience, little is known about levels of rip current knowledge within the general population. This study describes results of an online survey to determine the extent of rip current knowledge across the United States, with the aim of improving and enhancing existing beach safety education materials. Results suggest a need for locally specific and verified rip forecasts and signage.