A generalized geo-hazard warning system

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1273-1289

  Ghosh, J K ^a   Bhattacharya, D ^b   Samadhiya, N K ^a   Boccardo, P ^c  

^a Indian Institute of Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automated system; Cellular communication; Geo hazard; Geo spatial data; Knowledge base; Warning system

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DATA; TRMM; WARNING SYSTEM;

INDIA;

EID: 84867234303     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0296-0     Document Type: Article

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