Data-driven mapping of avalanche release areas: A case study in South Tyrol, Italy

Natural Hazards

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1313-1330

  Pistocchi, A ^a   Notarnicola, C ^b  

^a GECOsistema srl   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Avalanche release areas; Logistic regression; Weights of evidence

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAPPING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW AVALANCHE;

ALPS; ALTO ADIGE; ITALY; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

EID: 84871931713     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0410-3     Document Type: Article

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