Probabilistic analysis of asteroid impact risk mitigation programs

PSAM 2014 - Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages

  Reinhardt, Jason C ^a   Daniels, Matthew ^a   Paté Cornell, M Elisabeth ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroid detection; Asteroid risk mitigation; Asteroids; NEAs; Probabilistic risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASTEROIDS; ASTRONOMY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; ORBITS;

ASTEROID IMPACT; KINETIC IMPACTORS; NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS; NEAS; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MITIGATION; TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84925067961     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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