Potential of remote sensing techniques for tsunami hazard and vulnerability analysis-a case study from Phang-Nga province, Thailand

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2103-2126

  Romer H ^a   Willroth, P ^b   Kaiser, G ^c   Vafeidis, A T ^d   Ludwig, R ^e   Sterr, H ^d   Revilla Diez, J ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IKONOS; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TSUNAMI; VULNERABILITY;

ANDAMAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PHANGNGA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 84863658145     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-2103-2012     Document Type: Article

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