Impact of DEM uncertainty on TITAN2D flow model output, Galeras Volcano, Colombia

Modelling for Environment's Sake: Proceedings of the 5th Biennial Conference of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, iEMSs 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 427-435

  Stefanescu, E R ^a   Bursik, M I ^b   Cordoba, G ^b,c   Patra, A K ^a   Pieri, D C ^d   Sheridan, M F ^b  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE NARIÑO   (Colombia)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombia; Computer model; Galeras; Granular flow; TITAN2D

Indexed keywords

COLOMBIA; COMPUTER MODEL; GALERAS; GRANULAR FLOWS; TITAN2D;

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; ERRORS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SURVEYING; VOLCANOES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84858696414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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