A random parameter ordered probit model to understand the mobilization time during hurricane evacuation

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-30

  Sadri, Arif Mohaimin ^a   Ukkusuri, Satish V ^a   Murray Tuite, Pamela ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral model; Hurricane evacuation; Hurricane Ivan; Mobilization time; Ordered probit model; Random parameter model

Indexed keywords

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

BEHAVIORAL MODEL; HURRICANE EVACUATION; MOBILIZATION TIME; ORDERED PROBIT MODEL; RANDOM PARAMETER MODEL;

HURRICANES;

HURRICANE IVAN 2004; MOBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 84877012489     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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