Optimization of efficient communication technology in designing seismicearly warning system for Pakistan

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1419-1431

  Musavi, Sayed Hyder Abbas ^a   Memon, Abdul Rehman ^a   Shah, Madad Ali ^b   Chowdhri, Bhawani Shankar ^c  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b SUKKUR IBA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c MEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Disaster management; Earthquake early warning system; Emergency telecommunication; Multi hazard; Wi fi; WIMAX; Zigbee

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650193808     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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