A distributed framework for multi-risk assessment of natural hazards used to model the effects of forest fire on hydrology and sediment yield

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 924-945

  Isabella Bovolo, C ^a   Abele, Simon J ^a   Bathurst, James C ^a   Caballero, David ^b   Ciglan, Marek ^c   Eftichidis, George ^d   Simo, Branislav ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECNOMA SA Area of Forest Ecosystems   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS   (Slovakia)

^d ATTS Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fire Spread Engine; GRID; Integrated modelling; SHETRAN; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

FIRE SPREAD ENGINE; GRID; INTEGRATED MODELLING; SHETRAN; SOIL EROSION;

DEFORESTATION; EROSION; FIRES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HAZARDS; HYDROLOGY; INTERNET; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOILS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; WATER;

GRID COMPUTING;

FOREST FIRE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTERNET; MODELING; NATURAL HAZARD; PARALLEL COMPUTING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FORECASTS; FOREST FIRES; HAZARDS; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTS; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; WATER;

EID: 67349210665     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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