GIS-based flood hazard mapping at different administrative scales: A case study in Gangetic West Bengal, India

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-220

  Sanyal, Joy ^a   Lu, X X ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ASTER DEM; Composite index; Flood; GIS; Hazard mapping

Indexed keywords

ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GIS; MAPPING METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; RURAL PLANNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 33845459778     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2006.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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