Spatial prediction models for seismic landslides based on support vector machine and varied kernel functions: A case study of the 14 April 2010 Yushu earthquake in China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 666-679

  Xu, Chong ^a   Xu, Xi Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Kernel function; Landslides triggered by the Yushu earthquake; Spatial prediction; Support vector machine

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DATABASE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; MAP; NDVI; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; YUSHU EARTHQUAKE 2010;

CHINA; QINGHAI; YUSHU;

EID: 84875975890     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: 08989591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjg2.1761     Document Type: Article

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