Who Decides? Forecasts and Responsibilities in the 1997 Red River Flood

Who Decides?
Forecasts and Responsibilities in the 1997 Red River Flood¹

Roger A. Pielke, Jr.

Applied Behavioral Science Review, 1999: 7(2), 83-101.

Figure 1 - Map of Study Area.
Figure 2 - Outlook Error at E. Grand Forks 1980-1997 (Difference between outlook and actual flood stage)
Figure 3 - Outlook Error at E. Grand Forks 1980-1997 (As a percentage of the outlook)
Figure 4 - Outlook Error at Wahpeton, Fargo, and E. Grand Forks 1980-1997 (as a percentage of the outlook)

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