Integrated approach for coastal hazards and risks in Sri Lanka

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 577-586

  Garcin, M ^a   Desprats, J F ^a   Fontaine, M ^a   Pedreros, R ^a   Attanayake, N ^b   Fernando, S ^b   Siriwardana, C H E R ^b   De Silva, U ^b   Poisson, B ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Geological Survey and Mines Bureau   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; DECISION MAKING; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 46649104455     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-577-2008     Document Type: Article

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