Weights of evidence method for landslide susceptibility mapping. Prahova Subcarpathians, Romania

Natural Hazards

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 937-950

  Armaş, Iuliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

GIS; Landslide susceptibility map; Romanian Subcarpathian area; Weights of evidence statistical method

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; LAND USE; LANDSLIDE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PRAHOVA; ROMANIA;

EID: 84855303395     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9879-4     Document Type: Article

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