A Bayesian procedure for Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment

Natural Hazards

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-174

  Grezio, Anita ^a,b   Marzocchi, Warner ^b   Sandri, Laura ^b   Gasparini, Paolo ^a,c  

^a Ctro Regionale di Competenza Analisi e Monitoraggio del Rischio Ambientale of the Campania district   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian method; Modular structure; Probability Tsunami Hazard Assessment; Run up; Seismic sources

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC SOURCE; TSUNAMI; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 77649236428     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9418-8     Document Type: Article

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