Regional-scale analysis of high-mountain multi-hazard and risk indicators in the Pamir (Tajikistan) with GRASS GIS

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2779-2796

  Gruber, F E ^a   Mergili, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; FLOOD; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; RASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

PAMIRS; TAJIKISTAN;

EID: 84888167436     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-2779-2013     Document Type: Article

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