A mixture of exponentials distribution for a simple and precise assessment of the volcanic hazard

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 425-431

  Mendoza Rosas, A T ^a   De La Cruz Reyna, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INDEX METHOD; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WEIBULL THEORY;

COLIMA; COLIMA VOLCANO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; POPOCATEPETL; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 69649086540     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-425-2009     Document Type: Article

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