Application of frequency ratio, statistical index, and weights-of-evidence models and their comparison in landslide susceptibility mapping in Central Nepal Himalaya

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 725-742

  Regmi, Amar Deep ^a   Devkota, Krishna Chandra ^b   Yoshida, Kohki ^a   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^c   Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza ^d   Kumamoto, Takashi ^e   Akgun, Aykut ^f  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f BLACK SEA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Frequency ratio; GIS; Himalaya; Landslides; Statistical index; Weights of evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895074041     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0807-z     Document Type: Article

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