Geospatial Analysis for Coastal Risk Assessment to Cyclones

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-176

  Poompavai, V ^a   Ramalingam, M ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclones; Geographic information system; Hazard; Remote sensing; Risk

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CYCLONE; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; VULNERABILITY;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84874944249     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-011-0198-8     Document Type: Article

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