Integrating uncertainty theories with GIS for modeling coastal hazards of climate change

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 5-18

  Cowell, Peter J ^a   Zeng, Thomas Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal hazard; DEM remapping; Differential method; Fuzzy set; GIS; Random simulation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 0346774826     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410306700     Document Type: Article

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