Synergistic application of fuzzy logic and geo-informatics for landslide vulnerability zonation - A case study in Sikkim Himalayas, India

Applied Geomatics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-284

  Sharma, L P ^a   Patel, Nilanchal ^b   Ghose, M K ^c   Debnath, P ^d  

^a National Informatics Centre   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Central Agriculture University   (India)

Author keywords

Fuzzy operators; Landslides; Performance index; Vulnerability; Vulnerability assessment accuracy; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CARTOSAT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; LITHOLOGY; PANCHROMATIC IMAGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL MECHANICS; SPATIAL DATA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VULNERABILITY; ZONATION;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SIKKIM HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84888594918     PISSN: 18669298     EISSN: 1866928X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12518-013-0115-7     Document Type: Article

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