The Variable Scale Evacuation Model (VSEM): A new tool for simulating massive evacuation processes during volcanic crises

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 747-760

  Marrero, J M ^a   Garcia A ^a   Llinares, A ^b   Rodriguez Losada J A ^b   Ortiz, R ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

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EID: 80052696055     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-747-2010     Document Type: Article

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